Aspidites melanocephalus

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Aspidites melanocephalus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Henophidia 

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: Henophidia

Familia: Pythonidae
Subfamilia: Pythoninae
Genus: Aspidites
Species: Aspidites melanocephalus
Subspecies: A. m. adelynensis – A. m. davieii – A. m. melanocephalus

Name[edit]

Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864)

Type locality: Australia (Queensland, Bowen (for Port Denison))

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.2

Synonyms[edit]

  • Aspidiotes melanocephalus Krefft, 1864: 225
  • Aspidites [melanocephalus] Peters, 1876 (nomen novum pro Aspidiotes)
  • Aspidites melanocephalusBoulenger, 1893: 91
  • Aspidites melanocephalusStimson, 1969
  • Aspidites melanocephalusKluge, 1993
  • Aspidites melanocephalusMcDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999: 164
  • Aspidites melanocephalusCogger, 2000: 601

References[edit]

  • Krefft, G. 1864. Description of Aspidiotes melanocephalus, a new snake from Port Denison, N.E. Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 14: 225–226
  • Krefft,G. 1864. Description of Aspidiotes melanocephalus, a new snake from Port Denison. Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1864: 20–22
  • Grace, J. 1997. Captive breeding of the Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus. Monitor: Journal of the Victorian Herpetological Society. 9 (1): 8–9
  • Merahtzakis, G. 1995. Nachzuchterfolg bei Aspidites melanocephalus. Elaphe 3 (3): 7–8
  • Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  • Aspidites melanocephalus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 Jule 2009.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Schwarzkopfpython
English: Black-headed Python
polski: Pyton czarnogłowy