Ptyas nigromarginatus

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 nigromarginatus

Name

Ptyas nigromarginatus (Blyth, 1854)

Synonyms

• Coluber nigromarginatus Blyth, 1854
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Günther, 1864
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Boulenger, 1893: 376
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Wall, 1908: 325
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Smith, 1943: 165
• Coluber nigromarginatus — Das, 1996: 58
• Ptyas nigromarginata — David & Das, 2004
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Sharma, 2004

References

• Blyth, Edward 1855: Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. Jour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 23 (3): 287–302 [1854].
• Wall, F. 1908: Notes on a collection of snakes from the Khasi Hills, Assam. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18: 312–337.
• Sharma, R.C. 2004: Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS, New Delhi, 292 pp.
• Ptyas nigromarginatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Green Rat Snake