Elaphe climacophora

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: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe climacophora

Name

Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826)

Syntypes (8): RMNH 382, RMNH 386, RMNH 390, RMNH 47577 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47578 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47579 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47580 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47581 (formerly RMNH 386), collected by P.F.B. von Siebold between 1817–1829.
Type locality: “Japan”.

Combinations

Coluber climacophorus Boie, 1826: 210 [original combination]
Elaphe climacophora — Stejneger, 1907: 324 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Coluber virgatus Schlegel, 1837: 146 (fide Stejneger, 1907)
Coluber quadrivirgatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1837: pl. II [in error fide Stejneger (1907: 324)]

Native distribution areas

Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and their satellites islands.
Russia: Kunashir Island.

References

Primary references

Boie, H. 1826. Merkmale einiger japanischen Lurche. Isis von Oken 18(2): 203–216. BHL Reference page.
Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.
Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: xx + 1–577, 35 pls. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elaphe climacophora. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 October 2021.
Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Elaphe climacophora (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T47755764A47755773. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T47755764A47755773.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Insel-Kletternatter, Japanische Kletternatter
English: Japanese Ratsnake
日本語: アオダイショウ
polski: połoz japoński
русский: Островной полоз

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