Dendrelaphis levitoni

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: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis levitoni

Name

• Dendrelaphis levitoni Van Rooijen & Vogel, 2012

Holotype: CAS 15803, adult female; collector A. Seale; collected 6 July 1908.

Type locality: Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

Etymology: Named after A. E. Leviton in honour of his extensive work on the Philippine snakes.

Mentions

• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus — Boulenger, 1894: 90
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus — Griffin, 1909: 598
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus — Griffin, 1911: 261
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus — Taylor, 1922: 172
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus caudolineatus — Meise & Hennig, 1932: 282
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus caudolineatus — Leviton, 1963: 378, 401
• Dendrelaphis caudolineatus caudolineatus — Leviton, 1968: 382–385
• Dendrelaphis levitoni — Van Rooijen & Vogel, 2012

References

• Rooijen, Johan Van & Gernot Vogel, 2012: A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa, 3272: 1–25. Abstract.