Ptyas semicarinata

Ptyas semicarinata

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 semicarinata

Name

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Ptyas semicarinata (Hallowell, 1861)

Type locality: Japan (Ryukyu Islands, Tokara Islands).

Synonyms

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  • Eurypholis semicarinatus Hallowell, 1861
  • Cyclophis nebulosus Günther, 1868: 418
  • Ablabes semicarinatusBoulenger, 1894: 278
  • Liopeltis semicarinataStejneger, 1907: 340
  • Adiastema cervinum - Werner, 1925
  • Liopeltis semicarinatus fritzei Maki, 1931
  • Opheodrys semicarinatus - Koba,1958
  • Entechinus semicarinatus - Cundall, 1981
  • Liopeltis semicarinatusWelch, 1988
  • Entechinus semicarinatusWelch, 1988

References

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  • Hallowell, E. 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12 [1860]: 480 - 510.
  • Cundall, D. 1981. Cranial osteology of the colubrid snake genus Opheodrys. Copeia 1981(2): 353–371. JSTOR Reference page
  • Ota, H., Shiroma, M. & Hikida, T. 1995. Geographic variation in the Endemic Ryukyu Green Snake Cyclophiops semicarinatus (Serpentes: Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 29 (1): 44–50.
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Vernacular names

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English: Ryukyu Green Snake
日本語: リュウキュウアオヘビ
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