Protobothrops tokarensis

Protobothrops tokarensis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

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: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species: Protobothrops tokarensis

Name edit

Protobothrops tokarensis (Nagai, 1928)

  • Holotype: KMJ unnumbered, collected by K. Nagai between 1922–1928. [lost during World War II fide McDiarmid et al. (1999: 347)]
  • Type locality: “Takarashima, Prov. Kagoshima”, Tokara Islands, Japan.

Combinations edit

  • Trimeresurus tokarensis Nagai, 1928: 6 [original combination]
  • Trimeresurus flavoviridis tokarensis Maki, 1931: 233 [subsequent combination]
  • Protobothrops tokarensisKraus, Mink & Brown, 1996: 769 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas edit

  • Japan: Ryukyu Islands : Tokara Islands: Kotakarajima and Takarajima.

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Vernacular names edit

English: Tokara Habu
日本語: トカラハブ