Ptyas semicarinata

Ptyas semicarinata

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 semicarinata

Name

Ptyas semicarinata (Hallowell, 1861)

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

Synonyms

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

References

• 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.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ptyas semicarinata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 August 2021.
• IUCN: Ptyas semicarinata  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

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

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