Liopeltis tricolor

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: Liopeltis
Species: Liopeltis tricolor

Name

Liopeltis tricolor (Schlegel, 1837)

Type locality: Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman).

Synonyms

• Herpetodryas tricolor Schlegel, 1837: 187
• Liopeltis tricolor - Fitzinger, 1843
• Cyclophis tricolor - Günther, 1858
• Phragmitophis tricolor - Günther, 1862
• Ablabes tricolor - Boulenger, 1890
• Gongylosoma tricolor - Sworder, 1922
• Ablabes baliodeiroides - Bleeker, 1858
• Liopeltis tricolor — Hendrickson, 1966: 67
• Liopeltis tricolor — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 360
• Liopeltis tricolor — Cox et al., 1998: 56

References

• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale: xxviii +251 S. + Partie Descriptive: 606 S. + xvi. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum).
• Hendrickson, J.R. 1966. Observations on the fauna of Pulau Tioman and Pulau Tulai. 5. The Reptiles. Bull. Nat. Mus. Singapore 34: 53–71.
• Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp.
• Liopeltis tricolor at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Malayan Ringneck