Hypnale nepa

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Hypnale nepa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

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: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Hypnale
Species: Hypnale nepa

Name edit

Hypnale nepa (Laurenti, 1768)

  • Lectotype: WHT 6515, adult ♂. [designated by Maduwage et al. (2009: 10)]
  • Type locality: “Africa” (in error); fixed by lectotype designation to “Agra Arboretum, Agarapatana, [Sri Lanka] 06°50’N, 80°40’ E, elevation 1665 m”, by Maduwage et al. (2009: 10).

Combinations edit

  • Coluber nepa Laurenti, 1768: 97 [original combination]
  • Hypnale nepaCope, 1859: 335 [name combination]
  • Ancistrodon nepaSmith, 1937: 730 [name combination]
  • Agkistrodon nepaTaylor, 1950: 595 [name combination]

Synonyms edit

  • Hypnale walli Gloyd, 1977: 1011 [synonymized by Maduwage et al. (2009: 2)]
    • Holotype: AMNH 99385, adult ♀.
    • Type locality: “Kanneliya Forest, Udugama, Southern Province, Ceylon [=Sri Lanka], elevation approximately 1000 ft.”

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Vernacular names edit

English: Sri Lanka Humpnose Viper