Rhynchocalamus dayanae

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Rhynchocalamus
Species: Rhynchocalamus dayanae

Name

• Rhynchocalamus dayanae Tamar, Šmíd, Göçmen, Meiri & Carranza, 2016: 17

Holotype: HUJ.R21704, adult ♂.

Type locality: “road no. 40 near Nafha Prison, Negev Mountain, Israel, 30.7317N 34.7709E WGS84, 700 m above sea level (a.s.l.).”

References

Primary references

• Tamar, K., Šmíd, J., Göçmen, B., Meiri, S. & Carranza, S. 2016. An integrative systematic revision and biogeography of Rhynchocalamus snakes (Reptilia, Colubridae) with a description of a new species from Israel. PeerJ 4: e2769. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2769 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhynchocalamus dayanae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 July 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Dayan’s Kukri Snake