Boiga barnesii

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: Boiga
Species: Boiga barnesii

Name

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Boiga barnesii (Günther, 1869)

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Named for Richard Hawksworth Barnes (Q124290752)

Synonyms

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  • Dipsas barnesii Günther, 1869: 506
  • Dipsadomorphus barnesiiBoulenger, 1896
  • Dipsadomorphus barnesiiWall, 1921: 283
  • Boiga barnesiiSmith, 1943: 354
  • Boiga barnesiiDas, 1996: 54

References

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  • Günther, A., 1869. Report on two collections of Indian reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1869: 500–507.
  • 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.
  • Samarawickrama, V.A.M.P.K.; Samarawickrama, V.A.P.; Wijesena, N.M. & Orlov, N.L. 2005. A new species of genus Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae) from Sri Lanka. Russ. J. Herpetol. 12 (3): 213–222.
  • Boiga barnesii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 August 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Barnes' Cat Snake