Cryptophis pallidiceps

Cryptophis pallidiceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Cryptophis
Species: Cryptophis pallidiceps

Name

Cryptophis pallidiceps (Günther, 1858)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.65, ♀, presented by Earl of Derby. [designated by Wells & Wellington (1985: 45)]
• Type locality: “Port Essington”.

Combinations

• Hoplocephalus coronoides Günther, 1858: 214 [original combination]
• Denisonia pallidiceps — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Cryptophis pallidiceps — Worrell, 1961 [subsequent combination]
• Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps — Hutchinson, 1990 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cryptophis pallidiceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 October 2021.
• Cogger, H., Shea, G., Ellis, R. & Zichy-Woinarski, J. 2017. IUCN: Cryptophis pallidiceps  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178747A83453311. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178747A83453311.en. Accessed on 01 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Western Carpentaria Snake