Taxonavigation edit

 
Ptyas luzonensis
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 luzonensis

Name edit

Ptyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873)

Type locality: Luzon.

Synonyms edit

  • Zaocys luzonensis Günther, 1873
  • Zaocys luzonensisBoulenger, 1893: 377
  • Zaocys luzonensisBrown & Alcala, 1970: 115
  • Zaocys luzonensisGaulke, 2001: 30
  • Zaocys luzonensisFerner et al., 2001
  • Ptyas luzonensisDavid & Das, 2004

References edit

  • Günther, A. 1873: Notes on some reptiles and batrachians obtained by Dr. Bernhard Meyer in Celebes and the Philippine Islands. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1873: 165–172.
  • Gaulke, M. 2001: Die Herpetofauna von Sibaliw (Panay), einem der letzten Tieflandregenwaldgebiete der West-Visayas, Philippinen. Teil II: Schlangen. Herpetofauna, 23 (131): 23–34.
  • Ferner, John W., Rafe M. Brown, Rogelio V. Sison & Robert S. Kennedy 2001: The amphibians and reptiles of Panay Island, Philippines. Asiatic Herpetological Research. 9: 34–70.
  • Ptyas luzonensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names edit

English: Luzon Rat Snake