Python anchietae

Python anchietae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Henophidia

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: Henophidia

Familia: Pythonidae
Subfamilia: Pythoninae
Genus: Python
Species: Python anchietae

Name

Python anchietae Bocage, 1887

Type locality: Catumbela, near Lobito, Angola

Holotype: Syntypes: Museu Bocage, Lisbon T.89-1206 and T.89-1207

Etymology: anchietae: named after Portuguese explorer and naturalist José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.

Synonyms

• Python anchietae — Boulenger, 1893
• Python anchietae — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré , 1999

References

• Bocage, J. V. B. de, 1887. Mélanges herpétologiques. IV. Reptiles du dernier voyage de MM. Capello et Ivens à travers l'Afrique. Jorn. Sci. math. phys. nat., Lisboa, 11 (44): 201–208.
• Boulenger, G. A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
• McDiarmid, R. W., Campbell, J. A., and T. A. Touré, 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.

Links

• Python anchietae at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 June 2010.
• Python anchietae Bocage, 1887 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Anchieta's Dwarf Python, Angolan Python
magyar: Angolai piton
polski: Pyton angolski