Elapognathus coronatus

Elapognathus coronatus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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
Cladus: Sauropsida
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: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Elapognathus
Species: Elapognathus coronatus

Name

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Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

  • Lectotype: MNHN 321 (formerly MNHN 4696), ♂, collected by J.R.C. Quoy & J.P. Gaimard [Coquille or Astrolabe Voyage] between 1822–1829. [designated by Coventry & Rawlinson (1980: 67)]
  • Type locality: “King George Sound, Western Australia”.

Combinations

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  • Elaps coronatus Schlegel, 1837: 454 [original combination]

References

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Primary references

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  • Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  
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Vernacular names

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English: Crowned Snake