Oligodon taeniolatus

Oligodon taeniolatus

Oligodon taeniolatus — distribution map

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 taeniolatus
Subspecies: O. t. fasciatus – O. t. taeniolatus

Name

Oligodon taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853)

Synonyms

• Coronella taeniolata Jerdon, 1853: 528 (nomen protectum)
• Coluber taeniolatus Daudin, 1803 (nomen oblitum)
• Oligodon taeniolatus — Wall, 1921
• Xenodon dubium Jerdon, 1853 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon subgriseum Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 59 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon subgriseus — Günther, 1864 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon spilonotus Günther, 1864 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon fasciatus — Günther, 1864 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon elliotti — Günther, 1864 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon subgriseus alternans Bethancourt-Ferreira, 1897 (fide Smith)
• Oligodon taeniolatus var. ceylonicus Wall, 1921: 240 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Oligodon taeniolatus — Smith, 1943: 223
• Contia transcaspica Nikolsky, 1903 (fide Khalikov, pers. comm.)
• Oligodon taeniolatus — Das, 1996: 58
• Oligodon taeniolatus ceylonicus — Janzen et al., 2007

References

• Jerdon, T.C. 1853: Catalogue of the Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Part 2. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal xxii: 522–534 [1853].
• Wall, Frank 1921: Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages.
• Janzen, P.; Klaas, P. & Ziesmann, S. 2007: Sri Lankas Schlangenfauna. Draco 7 (30): 56–64.
• Oligodon taeniolatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Streaked Kukuri Snake