Elaphe carinata

Elaphe carinata

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe carinata
Subspecies: E. c. carinata – E. c. deqenensis – E. c. yonaguniensis

Name

Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864)

Type locality: China.

Synonyms

• Phyllophis carinata Günther, 1864: 298
• Phyllophis carinata — Günther, 1888: 170
• Elaphe carinata — Stejneger, 1898
• Coluber phyllophis Boulenger, 1891: 280
• Coluber phyllophis Boulenger, 1894: 55
• Coluber (Elaphis) phyllophis — Müller, 1895: 203
• Spaniopholis Souliei Mocquard, 1897
• Spaniopholis kreyenbergi Müller, 1907
• Elaphe carinata — Stejneger, 1907: 308
• Elaphe osborni Schmidt, 1925
• Coluber camillo-schneideri Vogt, 1927
• Elaphe carinata — Smith, 1943
• Elaphe carinata — Schulz, 1996
• Elaphe carinata — Utiger et al., 2002

References

• Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.
• Stejneger, Leonhard H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bull. US. Natl. Mus., Washington, 58: xx, 1-577.
• Schulz, K. D. 1996. Eine Monographie der Schlangengattung Elaphe Fitzinger. Bushmaster, Berg (CH): 1–460.

Links

• Elaphe carinata at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 sep 2008.
• IUCN: Elaphe carinata  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gekielte Kletternatter, Stinknatter
English: Taiwan Stink Snake
日本語: シュウダ
Nederlands: Taiwanese stinkslang
中文: 王锦蛇

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