Isanophis boonsongi

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: Natricinae
Genus: Isanophis
Species: Isanophis boonsongi

Name

Isanophis boonsongi (Taylor & Elbel, 1958)

• Holotype: FMNH 135328 (formerly EHT-HMS 31707), adult ♀, collected by R.E. Elbel on 2 June 1955.
• Type locality: “Phu Nam Lang (mt.), 1780m., Ban Khok (subvillage), Na Phung (village), Dan Sai (district), Loei (province), Thailand”.

Combinations

• Parahelicops boonsongi Taylor & Elbel, 1958: 1156 [original combination]
• Opisthotropis boonsongi — Brown & Leviton, 1961: 4 [subsequent combination]
• Isanophis boonsongi — David, Pawels, Nguyen & Vogel, 2015: 206 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. & Elbel, R.E. 1958. Contribution to the herpetology of Thailand. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38(2): 1033–1189. BHL Reference page. 
• David, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Nguyen, T.Q. & Vogel, G. 2015. On the taxonomic status of the Thai endemic freshwater snake Parahelicops boonsongi, with the erection of a new genus (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa 3948(2): 203–217. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3948.2.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Isanophis boonsongi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 January 2022.
• Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Isanophis boonsongi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T41214A2951873. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T41214A2951873.en. Acessed on 30 January 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Boomsong’s Stream Snake