Lytorhynchus paradoxus

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Lytorhynchus Paradoxus

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Lytorhynchus paradoxus (Günther, 1875)

Type locality: Pakistan.

Synonyms edit

  • Acontiophis paradoxa Günther, 1875: 232
  • Acontiophis paradoxaMurray, 1884: 110
  • Lytorhynchus paradoxusBoulenger, 1890
  • Lytorhynchus paradoxusBoulenger, 1893: 416
  • Lytorhynchus monticornis Werner, 1926: 243
  • Lytorhynchus paradoxusSmith, 1943: 191
  • Lytorhynchus paradoxaDas, 1996: 57

References edit

  • 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 edit

English: Sind Longnose Sand Snake