Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus

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: Rhynchocalamus
Species: Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus

Name

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  • Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862)

Lectotype: MHNG 1246.77, ♀. [designated by Wallach, Williams & Bound (2014: 654)]

Type locality: “Bairut [=Beirut]”, Beirut Prov., W Lebanon, 33°53’N, 35°30’E, elevation NSL.

Combinations

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  • Homalosoma melanocephalum Jan, 1862: 34 [original combination]

Synonyms

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  • Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus Günther, 1864: 491 [preoccupied name]

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.3.29.

Type locality: “Merom”, Israel.

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