Chrysopelea paradisi

Chrysopelea paradisi

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: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species: Chrysopelea paradisi
Subspecies: C. p. celebensis – C. p. paradisi – C. p. variabilis

Name

Chrysopelea paradisi Boie, 1827

Type locality: Java.

Synonyms

• Chrysopelea paradisi paradisi (Boie in Boie, 1827)
• Chrysopelea paradisi H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827
• Chrysopelea paradisi paradisi — Mertens, 1968
• Chrysopelea ornata — Boie 1827 (nec Coluber ornatus Shaw, 1802)
• Dendrophis ornata (partim) — Schlegel, 1837
• Leptophis ornatus var. (partim) — Cantor, 1847
• Chrysopelea paradisi — Smith, 1943
• Chrysopelea paradisi — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 333
• Chrysopelea paradisi — Cox et al., 1998: 67
• Chrysopelea paradisi paradisi — Chan-ard et al., 1999: 161

References

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis van Oken, Jena, 20: 508–566.
• 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.
• Chan-ard, T.; Grossmann, W.; Gumprecht, A. & Schulz, K. D. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand - an illustrated checklist [bilingual English and German]. Bushmaster Publications, Würselen, Gemany, 240 pp.
• Chrysopelea paradisi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Paradise Flying Snake
Nederlands: Paradijsslang
中文: 天堂金花蛇

External links

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