Oligodon chinensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon chinensis

Name

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Oligodon chinensis (Günther, 1888)

Synonyms

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  • Simotes chinensis Günther, 1888: 169
  • Holarchus chinensisPope, 1935
  • Simotes longicauda Boulenger, 1903: 351
  • Holarchus violaceus longicauda Bourret, 1936 (non Boulenger)
  • Oligodon chinensisSmith, 1943: 206

References

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  • Günther, A. 1888: On a collection of reptiles from China. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1: 165–172.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1903: Descriptions of new snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7)xii: 350–354.
  • Smith, M.A. 1943: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
  • Oligodon chinensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Chinese Kukri Snake