Lycodon semicarinatus

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

Holotype: ANSP 3479.

Type locality: “Loo Choo [=Ryukyu Islands]”, Japan.

Eumesodon semicarinatus Cope, 1860: 263 [original combination]
Dinodon semicarinatus — Boulenger, 1892: 302 [subsequent combination]
Dinodon semicarinatum — Stejneger, 1907: 366 [subsequent combination]
Lycodon semicarinatus — Siler et al., 2013 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Syntypes (3): USNM 7354.

Type locality: “Japan and Loo Choo.”

Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page.
Hallowell, E. 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL
Boulenger, G. A. 1892. Description of new reptiles and batrachians from the Loo Choo Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 6, 10: 302–304. BHL
Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: xx + 577 pp. BHL

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycodon semicarinatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 May 2018.
Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Lycodon semicarinatus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T47113738A47113751. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T47113738A47113751.en

English: Loo-Choo Big-tooth Snake, Ryukyu Odd-tooth Snake
日本語: アカマタ

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