Lytorhynchus paradoxus

Lytorhynchus Paradoxus

Taxonavigation

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: Lytorhynchus
Species: Lytorhynchus paradoxus

Name

Lytorhynchus paradoxus (Günther, 1875)

Type locality: Pakistan.

Synonyms

• Acontiophis paradoxa Günther, 1875: 232
• Acontiophis paradoxa — Murray, 1884: 110
• Lytorhynchus paradoxus — Boulenger, 1890
• Lytorhynchus paradoxus — Boulenger, 1893: 416
• Lytorhynchus monticornis Werner, 1926: 243
• Lytorhynchus paradoxus — Smith, 1943: 191
• Lytorhynchus paradoxa — Das, 1996: 57

References

• Günther, A. 1875: Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained bv the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 224–234.
• Boulenger, George A. 1890: The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
• 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.
• Lytorhynchus paradoxus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sind Longnose Sand Snake