Dendrelaphis punctulatus

Dendrelaphis punctulatus

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 punctulatus
Subspecies: D. p. punctulatus – D. p. striolatus

Name

Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Gray, 1826)

Type locality: Careening Bay, 15°06'S, 125°00'E, W. A.

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.23.34.

Synonyms

• Leptophis punctulatus Gray, 1826: 432
• Ahaetulla punctulatus Gray, 1827
• Elaps lewisii Gray, 1841: 444
• Dendrophis (Ahetula) olivacea Gray, 1842: 54
• Dendrophis prasinus Girard, 1858: 181
• Dendrophis gracilis Macleay, 1875: 15
• Dendrophis breviceps Macleay, 1877: 33
• Dendrophis olivacea Macleay, 1878:220 (non Dendrophis (A.) olivacea Gray)
• Dendrophis bilorealis Macleay, 1884: 435
• Dendrophis punctulatus — Fischer, 1884: 49
• Dendrophis punctulatus — Boulenger, 1894: 82
• Dendrophis punctulatus — de Rooij, 1917: 63
• Dendrelaphis punctulata - Cogger, 1983: 211
• Dendrelaphis punctulatus — Mattison, 1995: 100
• Dendrelaphis punctulata — Cogger, 2000: 621

References

• Gray, J. E. 1826. Reptilia. Appendix in: King, P. P. Narrative of a survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia performed between the years 1818 and 1822. London: John Murray 2: 424–434.
• Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
• Dendrelaphis punctulatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 August 2008.
• IUCN: Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Gray, 1826) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Green Tree Snake