Ptyas dipsas

Ptyas dipsas

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: Ptyas
Species: Ptyas dipsas

Name

Ptyas dipsas (Schlegel, 1837)

Type locality: Celebes, Indonesia.

Holotype: MNHN 7313.

Synonyms

• Ptyas dipsas Schlegel, 1837: 197
• Leptophis olivaceus — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 547 [fide Wallach p.c.]
• Coluber dipsas — Lazell, Keirans & Samuelson, 1991
• Ptyas dipsas — Pinou & Dowling, 2000
• Ptyas dipsas — David & Das, 2004

References

• Schlegel, H. 1837: Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale: xxviii +251 S. + Partie Descriptive: 606 S. + xvi. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum).
• Lazell, J.D., Keirans, J.E. & Samuelson, G.A. 1991. The Sulawesi black racer, Coluber (Ptyas) dipsas, and a remarkable ectoparasitic aggregation. Pacific Science 45(4): 355–361. hdl: 10125/1402 Reference page. 
• Pinou,T. & Dowling, H.G. 2000: “Coluber” versus “Ptyas”: a regrettable tangle of names. Herpetological Review, 31 (3): 136–138.
• Ptyas dipsas at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Sulawesi Black Racer