Ahaetulla pulverulenta

Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species: Ahaetulla pulverulenta
Name
[edit]Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
- Holotype: MNHN 7565, ♀, collected by T. Leschenault between 1820–1821.
- Type locality: “Ceylan” [= Sri Lanka].
Combinations
[edit]- Dryinus pulverulentus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 812 [original combination]
- Dryophis pulverulentus — Boulenger, 1890: 371 [subsequent combination]
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta — Murthy, 1985 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Passerita purpurascens Günther, 1864
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta xanthiscuta Deraniyagala, 1955
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xii + 781–1536 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Mallik, A.K., Srikanthan, A.N., Pal, S.P., D’Souza, P.M., Shanker, K. & Ganesh, S.R. 2020. Disentangling vines: a study of morphological crypsis and genetic divergence in vine snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Ahaetulla) with the description of five new species from Peninsular India. Zootaxa 4874(1): 1–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4874.1.1
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Mohapatra, P., Gunawardene, S., Sivaruban, A. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172687A123300406. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172687A123300406.en. Accessed on 01 October 2025.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Brown-speckled Whipsnake