Elaphe climacophora

Elaphe climacophora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata 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: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe climacophora

Name

Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826)

Type locality: Japan.

Synonyms

• Coluber climacophorus Boie, 1826: 210
• Coluber virgatus Schlegel, 1837: 146 (fide Stejneger, 1907)
• Coluber quadrivirgatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1837 (in error fide Stejneger, 1907)
• Elaphis virgatus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 261
• Coluber climacophorus — Boulenger, 1894: 54
• Elaphe climacophora — Stejneger, 1907: 324
• Elaphe climacophora — Schulz, 1996
• Elaphe climacophora — Utiger et al., 2002

References

• Boie. H. 1826. Merkmale einiger japanischer Lurche. lsis van Oken, Jena. 19: 203 - 216 [vol 18 (2) fide Zhao & Adler 1993].
• Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril 1854. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S.
• Stejneger, Leonhard H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bull. US. Natl. Mus., Washington, 58: xx, 1-577.
• Elaphe climacophora at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Aodaisho, Japanese Ratsnake
日本語: アオダイショウ
Polski: połoz japoński

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