Cylindrophis maculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea
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 Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Cylindrophiidae
Genus: Cylindrophis
Species: Cylindrophis maculatus

Name

Cylindrophis maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Syntypes (3): NHR Lin-14a–c (formerly MAFR).
Type locality: “America”.

Combinations

Anguis maculata Linnaeus, 1758: 228 [original combination]
Tortrix maculatus— Oppel, 1811 [subsequent combination]
Ilysia maculata— Lichtenstein, 1823 [subsequent combination]
Cylindrophis maculata— Gray, 1842 [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. Cylindrophis maculatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 June 2022.
Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2021. IUCN: Cylindrophis maculatus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197197A123312002. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197197A123312002.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Ceylon-Walzenschlange
English: Ceylonese Cylinder Snake
русский: Пятнистая цилиндрическая змея
українська: Циліндрична змія плямиста

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