Lycodon laoensis

Taxonavigation

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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: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon laoensis

Name

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Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864

Type locality: Laos.

Synonyms

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  • Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864: 317
  • Lycodon laoensisBoulenger, 1893: 354
  • Lycodon laoensisSmith, 1943: 259
  • Ophites laoensisZhao & Adler, 1993
  • Lycodon laoensisManthey & Grossmann, 1997: 363
  • Lycodon laoensisCox et al., 1998: 63
  • Lycodon laoensisLanza, 1999

References

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  • Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
  • Lanza, B. 1999. A new species of Lycodon from the Philippines, with a key to the genus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Tropical Zoology 12: 89–104.
  • Lycodon laoensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Laotian Wolf Snake