Ptyas fusca

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • Coryphodon fuscus Günther, 1858: 112 [original combination]
  • Zaocys fuscusGünther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
  • Zapyrus fuscusBoulenger, 1885: 389 [subsequent combination]
  • Zaocys (Zapyrus) fuscusBoettger, 1887 [subsequent combination]
  • Ptyas fuscusWall, 1923 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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  • 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

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  • 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.
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Vernacular names

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English: White-bellied Rat Snake