Xenochrophis

Xenochrophis cerasogaster

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Xenochrophis
Species (5): X. bellulus – X. cerasogaster – X. maculatus – X. trianguligerus – X. vittatus

Name

Xenochrophis Günther, 1864: 273

• Type species: Psammophis cerasogaster Cantor, 1839, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Purkayastha, J., Kalita, J., Brahma, R.K., Doley, R. & Das, M. 2018. A review of the relationships of Xenochrophis cerasogaster Cantor, 1839 (Serpentes: Colubridae) to its congeners. Zootaxa 4514(1): 126–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.1.10 . Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Xenochropis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 October 2019.
• Xenochrophis – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG).
• Xenochrophis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Oriental Painted Keelbacks
ไทย: งูลายสอ

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