Aspidura ceylonensis

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: Natricinae
Genus: Aspidura
Species: Aspidura ceylonensis

Name

Aspidura ceylonensis (Günther, 1858)

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.1.12.27, ♂, collected by R. Templeton between 1839–1851, and BMNH 1946.1.12.6, ♀, collected by H. Cuming beteen 1836–1840.
• Type locality: “Ceylon”.

Combinations

• Haplocercus ceylonensis Günther, 1858: 15 [original combination]
• Aspidura ceylonensis — Pyron et al., 2013: 975 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidura ceylonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2018.
• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & de Silva, A. 2021. IUCN: Aspidura ceylonensis  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197187A123311957. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197187A123311957.en. Accessed on 30 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Ceylon Keelback