Chrysopelea taprobanica

Chrysopelea taprobanica

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 taprobanica

Name

Chrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943

Type locality: N. Sri Lanka.

Synonyms

• Chrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943: 254
• Chrysopelea taprobanica — Das, 1996: 55
• Chrysopelea taprobanica — Janzen et al., 2007

References

• 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.
• Somaweera, R., Pantoja, D.L. & Deepak, V. 2015: Forgotten records of Chrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943 (Squamata: Colubridae) from India. Zootaxa 3947(4): 597–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.4.11. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Chrysopelea taprobanica at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Flying Snake