Hypnale zara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
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: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Hypnale
Species: Hypnale zara

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.19.96, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Singapore” (in error), probably from Galle, Sri Lanka fide Maduwage et al. (2009: 25).

Trigonocephalus zara Gray, 1849: 15 [original combination]
Hypnale zara — Maduwage et al., 2009: 15 [name combination, ressurect from synonymy]

Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page.
Maduwage, K., Silva, A., Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2009. A taxonomic revision of the South Asian hump-nosed pit vipers (Squamata: Viperidae: Hypnale). Zootaxa 2232: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.