Euprepiophis conspicillata

Euprepiophis conspicillata

Taxonavigation

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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 conspicillata

Name

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Euprepiophis conspicillata (Boie, 1826)

  • Syntypes (7): RMNH 399, adult indet., RMNH 400a–b, two juveniles, RMNH 401a–b, two adults, and BMNH (2), ♂ and juvenile, collected by J.C. Blomhoff between 1817–1824.
  • Type locality: “Jap. [=Japan]”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber conspicillatus Boie, 1826: 211 [original combination]
  • Elaphis conspicillatusDuméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 285 [subsequent combination]
  • Coronella conspicillataJan, 1865 [subsequent combination]
  • Elaphe conspicillataStejneger, 1907: 334 [subsequent combination]
  • Euprepiohis conspicillatusUtiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler, 2002 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Proterodon tessellatus Hallowell, 1860: 499 [synonymized by Stejneger (1907: 334)
    • Type material: unknown.
    • Type locality: “Japan”.
  • Elaphe japonica Maki, 1931: 91
    • Holotype: NSMT H03244, juvenile ♂, collected by Tei-Keito i n July 1930.
    • Type locality: “Shirane-san near Nikko”, Tochigi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Schulz, K.-D. 1996. A monograph of the colubrid snakes of the genus Elaphe Fitzinger. Koeltz Scientific Books. 439 pp.
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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Japanische Waldnatter
English: Japanese Woodsnake
日本語: ジムグリ
русский: Японский полоз
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