Oligodon chinensis

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon chinensis

Name

Oligodon chinensis (Günther, 1888)

Synonyms

• Simotes chinensis Günther, 1888: 169
• Holarchus chinensis — Pope, 1935
• Simotes longicauda Boulenger, 1903: 351
• Holarchus violaceus longicauda Bourret, 1936 (non Boulenger)
• Oligodon chinensis — Smith, 1943: 206

References

• Günther, A. 1888: On a collection of reptiles from China. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 1: 165–172.
• Boulenger, G.A. 1903: Descriptions of new snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7)xii: 350–354.
• Smith, M.A. 1943: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
• Oligodon chinensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese Kukri Snake