Brachyorrhos albus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

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: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Brachyorrhos
Species: Brachyorrhos albus

Name

Brachyorrhos albus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype: NRM 19.
• Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

• Coluber albus Linnaeus, 1758: 218 [original combination]
• Brachyorrhos albus — Kuhl in Schlegel, 1826 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Brachyorrhos albus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 Jne 2022.
• Stubbs, A. 2021. IUCN: Brachyorrhos albus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176689A21647706. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176689A21647706.en. Accessed on 12 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Seram Short-tailed Snake

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