Oligodon saintgironsi

Taxonavigation edit

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 saintgironsi

Name edit

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 edit

  • 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.