Ptyas nigromarginatus

Taxonavigation

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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

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Ptyas nigromarginatus (Blyth, 1854)

Synonyms

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  • Coluber nigromarginatus Blyth, 1854
  • Zaocys nigromarginatusGünther, 1864
  • Zaocys nigromarginatusBoulenger, 1893: 376
  • Zaocys nigromarginatusWall, 1908: 325
  • Zaocys nigromarginatusSmith, 1943: 165
  • Coluber nigromarginatusDas, 1996: 58
  • Ptyas nigromarginataDavid & Das, 2004
  • Zaocys nigromarginatusSharma, 2004

References

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  • 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

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English: Green Rat Snake