Oxyrhopus petolarius

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Oxyrhopus petolarius

Taxonavigation

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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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Genus: Oxyrhopus
Species: Oxyrhopus petolarius

Name

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Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Syntypes (n=8): ZMUU 8 (C. Gyllenborg, 1744), ZMUU 45 (MP, 1745), ZMUU 151 (JA, 1749), NHR Lin-73 (formerly MAFR), an 845 mm specimen (Mus. Drottn.), NHR Lin-74 (formerly MAFR), a 490 mm specimen (Mus. Drottn.), and NHR Lin-75 (formerly MAFR), 740 mm, 450 mm and 410 mm specimens (Mus. Drottn.).
  • Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber petolarius Linnaeus, 1758: 255 [original combination]
  • Lycodon petolariusFilippi, 1840 [subsequent combination]
  • Oxyrhopus petolariusSmith, Williams & Pérez-Higareda, 1986 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Coluber petola Linnaeus, 1758: 255 [synonymised by Lönnberg, 1896]
    • Type locality: “Africa”.

References

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Primary references

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  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page
  • Lönnberg, E. 1896. Linnean type-specimens of birds, reptiles, batrachians and fishes in the Zoological Museum of the R. University in Upsala. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien Handlingar 22: 1–45.
  • Savage, J.M. 2011. The correct species-group name for an Oxyrhopus (Squamata: Dipsadidae) variously called Coluber petalarius, C. pethola, C. petola, or C. petolarius by early authors. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124 (3): 223-225 DOI: 10.2988/11-06.1
  • Costa, J.C.L., Kucharzewski, C. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2015. The real identity of Leptodira nycthemera Werner, 1901 from Ecuador: a junior synonym of Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae). Zookeys, 506: 119–125. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.506.9074 Full article view Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Forest Flame Snake