Dendrelaphis calligastra

Dendrelaphis calligastra

Taxonavigation

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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: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis calligastra

Name

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Dendrelaphis calligastra (Günther, 1867)

Type locality: Cape York, Queensland, Australia.

Holotype: BMNH 67.5.6.71.

Synonyms

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  • Dendrophis calligastra Günther, 1867: 53
  • Dendrophis lineolataDuméril & Bibron, 1854: 200 (fide Wallach)
  • Dendrophis salomonis Günther, 1872: 25
  • Dendrophis aruensis Doria, 1874: 349
  • Dendrophis katowensis Macleay, 1877: 37
  • Dendrophis darnleyensis Macleay, 1877: 38
  • Dendrophis culligaster Boulenger, 1894: 80 (emend. pro D. calligastra)
  • Dendrelaphis papuensis Boulenger, 1895: 409
  • Dendrelaphis schlenckeri Ogilby, 1898: 361
  • Dendrophis calligasterde Rooij, 1917: 60
  • Dendrophis calligastra keiensis Mertens, 1926: 277
  • Ahaetulla calligastra salomonisSchmidt, 1932
  • Dendrophis calligastra distinguendus Meise & Hennig, 1932: 279
  • Dendrelaphis calligastra - Cogger, 1983: 210
  • Dendrelaphis calligastra — Cogger, 2000: 620

References

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  • Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 20: 45–57.
  • Boulenger, George A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, 382 pp.
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • van Rooijen, J. & Vogel, G. 2016. On the status of three nominal species in the synonymy of Dendrelaphis calligaster (Günther, 1867) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4093(2): 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.10.Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Coconot treesnake