Oligodon formosanus

Oligodon formosanus

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: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon formosanus

Name

Oligodon formosanus (Günther, 1872)

Synonyms

• Simotes formosanus Günther, 1872: 20
• Simotes bicatenatus Müller, 1878: 595 (not of Günther)
• Simotes formosanus — Fischer, 1886: 60
• Simotes hainanensis Boettger, 1894
• Simotes formosanus — Boulenger, 1894: 222
• Holarchus formosanus — Stejneger, 1907: 354
• Holarchus nesiotis Barbour, 1908
• Holarchus formosanus violaceoides Mell, 1930
• Holarchus formosanus brunnea Mell, 1930
• Oligodon formosanus — Smith, 1943
• Oligodon formosanus — Lazell et al., 1999

References

• Günther, A. 1872: Seventh account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 9: 13–37.
• Stejneger, Leonhard H. 1907: Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bull. US. Natl. Mus., Washington, 58 : xx, 1-577.
• Lazell, J., Kolby, J., Lin, Y.M., Zhuang, D.H. & Lu, W. 1999. Reptiles and amphibians from Nan Ao Island, China. Postilla 217: 3–18. BHL Reference page. 
• Oligodon formosanus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Formosa Kukri Snake