Elaphe taeniura ridleyi

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 taeniura
Subspecies: Elaphe taeniura ridleyi

Name

Elaphe taeniura ridleyi (Butler, 1899)

Type locality: Malaysia (Malaya), Pulau Tioman.

Synonyms

• Elaphe taeniura ridleyi Butler, 1899
• Elaphe taeniura ridleyi — Cox et al., 1998: 50
• Elaphe taeniura ridleyi — Chan-Ard et al., 1999: 167
• Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyi — Grossmann & Tillack, 2004
• Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyi — Grossmann & Tillack, 2005

References

• Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998: A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
• Grossmann, W. & Tillack, F. 2004: Pulau Tioman - Perle im Südchinesischen Meer, Teil 1. Reptilia (Münster) 9 (6): 42–49.

Links

• Elaphe taeniura at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Cave Dwelling Beauty Snake