Oligodon saintgironsi

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 Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 saintgironsi

Name

Oligodon saintgironsi David, Vogel & Pauwels, 2008

Holotype: MNHN 1974.1264 (adult male). Deposited by Sergeant Poilane, no date but probably collected around 1930–40.

Type locality: Arboretum de Trang Bôm, now Arboretum of Bien Hoa, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam.

Paratypes:

• MNHN 1877.0050 (formerly MNHN 5236) (adult male), “Cambodge”, Cambodia. Deposited by Mr. Harmand.
• MNHN 1974.1272 (adult female), “Institut de Recherches agronomiques, Saïgon”, now in Ho Chi Minh City. Deposited by Sergeant Poilane, no date.

References

• David, P.; Vogel, G. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2008: A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from southern Vietnam and Cambodia. Zootaxa, 1939: 19–37.
• Nguyen Van Sang, Ho Thu Cuc, Nguyen, Quang Truong, 2009: Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp.