Dispholidus typus typus

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dispholidus
Species: Dispholidus typus
Subspecies: Dispholidus typus typus

[edit] Name

Dispholidus typus typus (Smith, 1829)

Type locality: “Old Latakoo, South Africa”

[edit] Synonyms

• Bucephalus typus Smith, 1829
• Dispholidus typus — Fitzsimons & Brain, 1958
• Dispholidus typus typus — Auerbach, 1987: 186
• Dispholidus typus typus — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 32

[edit] References

• Smith, A. 1829. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Zool. Journ. 4: 433-444.
• Fitzsimons, V.F.M.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A Short account of the Reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe, 1(1): 99-104.
• Auerbach, R.D. 1987. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Gaborone Printing Works, Botswana, 295 pp.
• Dispholidus typus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 August 2008.

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