Lycodryas cococola

Taxonavigation

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Lycodryas cococola
Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Lycodryas
Species: Lycodryas cococola
Subspecies: L. c. cococola – L. c. innocens

Name

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  • Lycodryas cococola Hawlitschek, Nagy & Glaw, 2012
Holotype: ZSM 41/2010 (field number FGZC 1512); adult male; collected 13 February 2010; by O. Hawlitschek, J. Berger, B. Brückmann.
Type locality: Comoros Archipelago, COMOROS,Grand Comoro, Lac Salé; volcanic rocks around lake (11.37375°S; 43.37306°E, 72 m elevation.
Etymology: Name derived from Cocos, genus name of the coconut palm, and the Latin lexical suffix -cola, meaning inhabiting. This taxon is commonly found on and near coconut palms, as also reflected by the French vernacular name serpent des cocotiers (Coconut palm snake).

References

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  • Hawlitschek O., Nagy Z.T., Glaw F., 2012: Island Evolution and Systematic Revision of Comoran Snakes: Why and When Subspecies Still Make Sense. PLoS One, 7(8): e42970. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042970.

Vernacular names

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English: Coconut Palm snake
Tiếng Việt: Rắn dừa