Psammodynastes pictus

Psammodynastes pictus

Taxonavigation

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: Elapoidea
Familia: Incertae sedis
Genus: Psammodynastes
Species: Psammodynastes pictus

Name

Psammodynastes pictus Günther, 1858: 251

• Syntypes (n=4): BMNH 1946.1.8.54–55, two ♂, collected by E. Belcher between 1843–1847 and BMNH 1946.1.8.56 and BMNH 1946.1.9.88, two ♀, collected by T.S.B. Raffles between 1805–1824.
• Type locality: “Borneo” and “India”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammodynastes pictus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 February 2020.
• Iskandar, D., Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2021. IUCN: Psammodynastes pictus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T184061A1746281. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T184061A1746281.en. Accessed on 31 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Mock Viper