Ptyas korros

Taxonavigation edit

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 korros

Name edit

Ptyas korros (Schlegel, 1837)

Type locality: Java.

Synonyms edit

  • Coluber korros Schlegel, 1837: 139
  • Ptyas korrosCope, 1861
  • Coryphodon KorrosDuméril & Bibron, 1854: 186
  • Ptyas korros chinensis Mell, 1930
  • Zamenis korrosBoulenger, 1890: 324
  • Zamenis korrosBoulenger, 1893: 384
  • Ptyas korrosStejneger, 1907: 348
  • Zamenis korrosWall, 1908: 326
  • Ptyas korros indicus Mell, 1931
  • Zamenis korrosBourret, 1935
  • Ptyas korrosSmith, 1943: 162
  • Ptyas korrosManthey & Grossmann, 1997: 385
  • Coluber korrosLazell, 1998
  • Ptyas korrosCox et al., 1998: 54
  • Ptyas korrosPinou & Dowling, 2000 [by inference]
  • Ptyas korrosZiegler, 2002: 251

References edit

  • 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).
  • Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998: A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
  • Ziegler, T. 2002: Die Amphibien und Reptilien eines Tieflandfeuchtwald-Schutzgebietes in Vietnam. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 342 pp.
  • Ptyas korros at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Chinese Ratsnake
Bahasa Indonesia: Ular jali
ไทย: งูสิงธรรมดา


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