Elaphe climacophora

Elaphe climacophora

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe climacophora

Name

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Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826)

  • Syntypes (8): RMNH 382, RMNH 386, RMNH 390, RMNH 47577 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47578 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47579 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47580 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47581 (formerly RMNH 386), collected by P.F.B. von Siebold between 1817–1829.
  • Type locality: “Japan”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber climacophorus Boie, 1826: 210 [original combination]
  • Elaphe climacophoraStejneger, 1907: 324 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Coluber virgatus Schlegel, 1837: 146 (fide Stejneger, 1907)
  • Coluber quadrivirgatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1837: pl. II [in error fide Stejneger (1907: 324)]

Native distribution areas

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  • Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and their satellites islands.
  • Russia: Kunashir Island.

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Insel-Kletternatter, Japanische Kletternatter
English: Japanese Ratsnake
日本語: アオダイショウ
polski: połoz japoński
русский: Островной полоз
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