Coelognathus helena

Coelognathus helena

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: Coelognathus
Species: Coelognathus helena
Subspecies (3): C. h. helena – C. h. monticollaris – C. h. nigriangularis

Name

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Coelognathus helena (Daudin, 1803)

  • Holotype: based Russel (1796: 37) pl. XXXII.
  • Type locality: “Vizagapatam [= Vishakhapatnam]”, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Combinations

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  • Coluber helena Daudin, 1803: 277 [original combination]
  • Elaphe helenaShaw, Shebbeare & Barker, 1939 [subsequent combination]
  • Coelognathus helenaHelfenberger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Cynophis bistrigatus Gray, 1849: 246
  • Herpetodryas malabaricus Jerdon, 1854: 530

References

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Primary references

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  • Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Sixième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 447 pp. + plates LXXI–LXXX. BHL Reference page

Additional references

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  • 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.
  • Janzen, P.; Klaas, P. & Ziesmann, S. 2007. Sri Lankas Schlangenfauna. Draco 7 (30): 56–64.
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Vernacular names

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English: Trinket Snake