Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Oreocryptophis
Species: Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Subspecies: Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii

Name

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii (Oshima, 1910)

• Holotype: NTUM nº60, collector unknown.
• Type locality: “Formosa [=Taiwan]”.

Combinations

• Liopeltis kawakamii Oshima, 1910: 193 [original combination]
• Elaphe porphyracea kawakamii — Mell, 1931 [subsequent combination]
• Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii — Utiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005: 52 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

• Oshima, M. 1910. An Annotated List of Formosan Snakes, with Descriptions of Four New Species and One New Subspecies. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 7(3): 185–207. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Knietsch, V. 2005. Die Terrarienhaltung der Thailändischen Roten Bambusnatter (Oreophis porphyraceus coxi) sowie eine seltene Zwillingsgeburt. Reptilia (Münster) 10(6): 62–66. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oreocryptophis porphyraceus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Taiwan Red Bamboo Snake