Xylophis perroteti

Xylophis perroteti

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: Pareidae
Subfamilia: Xylophiinae
Genus: Xylophis
Species: Xylophis perroteti

Name

Xylophis perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 501).

• Holotype: MNHN 7300, collected by G.S. Perrotet between 1834–1853.
• Type locality: “monts Nilgherry (Indes-Orientales)”.

Combinations

• Platypteryx Perroteti Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 501 [original combination].
• Geophis perroteti — Anderson, 1871: 33 [subsequent combination].
• Xylophis perroteti — Boulenger, 1890: 283 [subsequent combination].

Synonyms

• Rhabdosoma microcephalum Günther, 1858: 12 fide Smith, 1943: 342.
• Geophis microcephalus Günther, 1864: 200 fide Smith, 1943: 343.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Anderson, J. 1871. A list of the reptilian accession to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from 1865 to 1870, with a description of some new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 40(2): 12–39. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page. 
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xylophis perroteti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 September 2019.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Achyuthan, N.S. & Deepak, V. 2013. IUCN: Xylophis perroteti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172632A1355995. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172632A1355995.en

Vernacular names

English: Striped Narrow-headed Snake