Gonyosoma jansenii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Gonyosoma
Species: Gonyosoma jansenii

Name

Gonyosoma jansenii Bleeker, 1858

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.6.20 (formerly BMNH 1863.12.4.134), adult ♂, collected by A.J.F. Jansen between 1848–1858.
• Type locality: “Manado, Celebes”.

Combinations

• Gonyosoma jansenii Bleeker, 1858: 242 [original combination]
• Coluber janseni — Boulenger, 1894: 57 [subsequent combination]
• Elaphe jansenii — Haas, 1950 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Allophis nigricaudus Peters, 1872

References

Primary references

• Bleeker, P. 1858. Gonyosoma jansenii Blkr., eene nieuwe slang van Manado. Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned. Indië 4(16): 242.

Additional references

• Dowling, Herndon G. 1958. A taxonomic study of the ratsnakes VI. Validation of the genera Gonyosoma Wagler and Elaphe Fitzinger. Copeia 1958(1): 29–40.
• de Lang, R. & G. Vogel 2005. The snakes of Sulawesi. A field guide to the land snakes of Sulawesi with identification keys. Frankfurter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, 25, Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 312 pp.

Links

• Rusli, N. & Gillespie, G. 2021. IUCN: Gonyosoma jansenii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T104839453A104853990. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104839453A104853990.en. Accessed on 11 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Celebes-Schwarzschwanznatter
• English: Celebes Black-tailed Ratsnake