Ahaetulla perroteti

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

Ahaetulla perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Psammophis Perroteti Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 899 [original combination]
Tropidococcyx perroteti — Theobald, 1868 [subsequent combination]
Dryophis perroteti — Boulenger, 1890: 868 [subsequent combination]
Ahaetulla perroteti — Murthy, 1985 [subsequent combination]

Dryophis tropidococcyx Günther, 1858: 157
- Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.9.85, adult ♀, presente by J.C. Jerdon [Madras], BMNH 1946.1.9.68–72, adults and juveniles ♂, presented by J. MacGregor [India], and BMNH 1946.1.9.80–81, presented by Zoological Society [East Indies].
- Type locality: “Madras”, “India” and “East Indies”.

Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris, Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: i-xii + 781-1536.
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.

Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis: London. 583 pp.
Sharma, R.C. 2004. Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS: New Delhi. 292 pp.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ahaetulla perroteti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2023.
Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Deepak, V. & Achyuthan, N.S. 2013. IUCN: Ahaetulla perroteti (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172654A1360027. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172654A1360027.en. Accessed on 03 June 2023.

English: Western Ghats Bronzeback