Dasypeltis palmarum

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: Dasypeltis
Species: Dasypeltis palmarum

Name

Dasypeltis palmarum (Leach, 1818)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.35, subadult ♂, collected by J. Cranch [Tuckey Expedition] in 1816.
• Type locality: “in palm trees at Embomma [=Boma]”, Republic Democratic of Congo.

Combinations

• Coluber palmarum Leach, 1818: 408 [original combination]
• Dasypeltis palmarum — Laurent, 1956 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E. 1818. Appendix No. IV. A general Notice of the Animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the Expedition to find the Source of the River Zaire. Pp. 407–419 In Tuckey & Smith. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. J. Murray: London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dasypeltis palmarum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2018.
• Baptista, N., Ceríaco, L.M.P. & Conradie, W. 2020. IUCN: Dasypeltis palmarum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T120685869A120907453. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120685869A120907453.en. Accessed on 11 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Palm Egg-eater