Dendroaspis

Dendroaspis polylepis

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
Genus: Dendroaspis
Species (4): D. angusticeps – D. jamesoni – D. polylepis – D. viridis

Name

Dendroaspis Schlegel, 1848: 5 [conserved name]

• Type species: Elaps jamesoni Traill, 1843, by monotypy.
• Gender: feminine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 709 (1964: 210).

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1848. Over Elaps jamesonii Traill ust. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1: 5
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1964. Opinion 709. Dendraspis Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21(3): 210–211. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

ak: Kyerebene
български: Мамби
dansk: Mamba
Deutsch: Mambas
English: Mambas
español: Mambas
suomi: Mambat
français: Mambas
hrvatski: Mambe
italiano: Mamba
日本語: マンバ属
Nederlands: Mamba
norsk: Mambaer
polski: Mamba
português: Mamba
தமிழ்: கருப்பு மாம்பா
ไทย: งูแมมบา
Türkçe: Mamba
中文: 曼巴屬

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