Ptyas fusca

Ptyas fusca

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 fusca

Name

Ptyas fusca (Günther, 1858)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.14, juvenile ♂, collected by E. Belcher between 1843–1846. [designated by Haas (1950: 538)]
• Type locality: “Borneo”.

Combinations

• Coryphodon fuscus Günther, 1858: 112 [original combination]
• Zaocys fuscus — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
• Zapyrus fuscus — Boulenger, 1885: 389 [subsequent combination]
• Zaocys (Zapyrus) fuscus — Boettger, 1887 [subsequent combination]
• Ptyas fuscus — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]

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. 

Additional references

• David, P. & Vogel, G. 1996. The snakes of Sumatra. An annotated checklist and key with natural history notes. Bücher Kreth, Frankfurt/M.
• Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ptyas fusca. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 June 2023.
• Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Ptyas fusca  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192135A2045215. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192135A2045215.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: White-bellied Rat Snake