Ptyas major

Ptyas major

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: Ptyas
Species: Ptyas major

Name

Ptyas major (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.68, ♀, collected by H. Cuming between 1836–1840.
• Type locality: “Near Ningpo, China”.

Combinations

• Cyclophis major Günther, 1858: 120 [original combination]
• Ablabes major — Boettger, 1894: 140 [subsequent combination]
• Entechinus major — Cope, 1895 [subsequent combination]
• Liopeltis major — Stejneger, 1907: 338 [subsequent combination]
• Eurypholis major — Pope, 1935 [subsequent combination]
• Opheodrys major — Schmidt & Necker, 1936 [subsequent combination]
• Cyclophiops major — Ota, 1991 [subsequent combination]
• Ptyas major — Figueroa, KcKelvy, Grismer, Bell & Lailvaux, 2016 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Herpetodryas chloris Hallowell, 1861: 503
• Liopeltis major bicarinata Maki, 1931: 110

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Hallowell, E. [1860] 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL Reference page. 
• Maki, M. 1931. A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan. Dai-ichi Shobo: Tokyo. 240 pp. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ziegler, Thomas; Annemarie Ohler; Vu Ngoc Thanh; Le Khac Quyet; Nguyen Xuan Thuan; Dinh Huy Tri & Bui Ngoc Thanh 2006. Review of the amphibian and reptile diversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and adjacent areas, central Truong Son, Vietnam. Herpetologica Bonnensis II: 247–262.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ptyas major. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2021.
• China Snakes Working Group. 2014. IUCN: Ptyas major  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T192054A2033832. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T192054A2033832.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Chinesische Grünnatter
English: Chinese Green Snake