Ptyas luzonensis

Taxonavigation

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

Ptyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873)

Type locality: Luzon.

Synonyms

• Zaocys luzonensis Günther, 1873
• Zaocys luzonensis — Boulenger, 1893: 377
• Zaocys luzonensis — Brown & Alcala, 1970: 115
• Zaocys luzonensis — Gaulke, 2001: 30
• Zaocys luzonensis — Ferner et al., 2001
• Ptyas luzonensis — David & Das, 2004

References

• 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

English: Luzon Rat Snake