Euprepiophis mandarina

Euprepiophis mandarina

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: Euprepiophis
Species: Euprepiophis mandarina

Name

Euprepiophis mandarina (Cantor, 1842)

Type locality: China: Zhejiang, Chusan island.

Holotype: BMNH RR 60.3.19.6241 (1946.1.12.97).

Synonyms

• Coluber mandarinus Cantor, 1842: 483
• Coluber mandarinus — Boulenger, 1894: 42
• Ablabes pavo Annandale, 1912 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Elaphe mandarinus Stejneger, 1925
• Elaphe takasago Takahashi, 1930
• Holarchus roulei Angel & Bourret, 1933 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Elaphe mandarina — Smith, 1943: 157
• Elaphe mandarinus — Fleck, 1985
• Elaphe mandarina — Das, 1996: 56
• Elaphe mandarina — Schulz, 1996
• Euprepiophis mandarinus — Utiger et al., 2002
• Euprepiophis mandarinus — Gumprecht, 2003

References

• Cantor, T. 1842. General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island [part 1]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 9: 265–278.
• 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.
• Gumprecht, A. 2003. Anmerkungen zu den Chinesischen Kletternattern der Gattung Elaphe (sensu lato) FITZINGER 1833. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (6): 37–41.
• Euprepiophis mandarina at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mandarin Ratsnakes