Aspidura copei

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 copei

Name

• Aspidura copei Günther, 1864

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.12.9, ♂.

Type locality: “Ceylon”.

Combinations

• Aspidura copii Günther, 1864: 203 [original spelling]
• Aspidura copei — Wall, 1921: 207 [spelling emmendation]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Taylor & Francis: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL

Additional references

• Gans, C. & Fetcho, J.R. 1982. The Sri Lankan genus Aspidura (Serpentes, Reptilia, Colubridae). Annals of Carnegie Museum 51(14): 271–316. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidura copei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2018.
• Somaweera, R., de Silva, A. & Gower, D.J. 2010. IUCN: Aspidura copei  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176348A7223228. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176348A7223228.en

Vernacular names

English: Cope's Rough-sided Snake