Lycodryas cococola

Taxonavigation

Lycodryas cococola

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Lycodryas
Species: Lycodryas cococola
Subspecies: L. c. cococola – L. c. innocens

Name

• Lycodryas cococola Hawlitschek, Nagy & Glaw, 2012

Holotype: ZSM 41/2010 (field number FGZC 1512); adult male; collected 13 February 2010; by O. Hawlitschek, J. Berger, B. Brückmann.

Type locality: Comoros Archipelago, COMOROS,Grand Comoro, Lac Salé; volcanic rocks around lake (11.37375°S; 43.37306°E, 72 m elevation.

Etymology: Name derived from Cocos, genus name of the coconut palm, and the Latin lexical suffix -cola, meaning inhabiting. This taxon is commonly found on and near coconut palms, as also reflected by the French vernacular name serpent des cocotiers (Coconut palm snake).

References

• Hawlitschek O., Nagy Z.T., Glaw F., 2012: Island Evolution and Systematic Revision of Comoran Snakes: Why and When Subspecies Still Make Sense. PLoS One, 7(8): e42970. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042970.

Vernacular names

English: Coconut Palm snake
Tiếng Việt: Rắn dừa