Ptyas major

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 major

Ptyas major (Günther, 1858)

Cyclophis major Günther, 1858: 120 [original combination]
Ablabes major — Boettger, 1894: 140 [subsequent combination]
Entechinus major — Cope, 1895 [subsequent combination]
Liopeltis major — Stejneger, 1907: 338 [subsequent combination]
Eurypholis major — Pope, 1935 [subsequent combination]
Opheodrys major — Schmidt & Necker, 1936 [subsequent combination]
Cyclophiops major — Ota, 1991 [subsequent combination]
Ptyas major — Figueroa, KcKelvy, Grismer, Bell & Lailvaux, 2016 [subsequent combination]

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.
Hallowell, E. [1860] 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL Reference page.
Maki, M. 1931. A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan. Dai-ichi Shobo: Tokyo. 240 pp. Reference page.

Ziegler, Thomas; Annemarie Ohler; Vu Ngoc Thanh; Le Khac Quyet; Nguyen Xuan Thuan; Dinh Huy Tri & Bui Ngoc Thanh 2006. Review of the amphibian and reptile diversity of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and adjacent areas, central Truong Son, Vietnam. Herpetologica Bonnensis II: 247–262.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ptyas major. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2021.
China Snakes Working Group. 2014. IUCN: Ptyas major (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T192054A2033832. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T192054A2033832.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.

Deutsch: Chinesische Grünnatter
English: Chinese Green Snake