Elaphe davidi

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 davidi

Name

Elaphe davidi (Sauvage, 1884)

Type locality: China.

Synonyms

• Tropidonotus Davidi Sauvage, 1884: 144
• Coluber davidi — Boulenger, 1894: 56
• Coluber halli Boulenger, 1914
• Elaphe davidi — Pope, 1935
• Elaphe davidi — Schulz, 1996
• Elaphe davidi — Utiger et al., 2002

References

• Sauvage, M.H.E. 1884. Sur quelques Reptiles de la collection du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) 8: 142, 142-147.
• Schulz, K. D. 1996. Eine Monographie der Schlangengattung Elaphe Fitzinger. Bushmaster, Berg (CH): 1–460.
• Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schätti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler 2002. Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105–124.
• Elaphe davidi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Pere David's Rat Snake