Dipsadoboa aulica

Dipsadoboa aulica

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: Dipsadoboa
Species: Dipsadoboa aulica

Name

Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864)

Type locality: Zambezi River.

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.33.

Synonyms

• Chamaetortus aulicus Günther, 1864
• Dipsadoboa aulica - Rasmussen, 1989
• Dipsadoboa aulica aulica — Boycott, 1992
• Dipsadoboa aulica — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 31
• Dipsadoboa aulica — Mattison, 2007: 101

References

• Günther, A. 1864. Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa Regions. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 303–314 [310].
• Rasmussen, J.B. 1989. On the taxonomic status of Dipsadoboa aulica aulica GÜNTHER and D. aulica flavida BROADLEY & STEVENS, with the description of a new subspecies of D. flavida BROADLEY & STEVENS (Boiginae, Serpentes). Amphibia-Reptilia 10: 35–62.
• Broadley, D. G. & Howell, K. M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1: 1—70.
• Dipsadoboa aulica at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Marbled Tree Snake, Cross-barred Snake