Boiga trigonata melanocephala

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 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: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Boiga
Species: Boiga trigonata
Subspecies: Boiga trigonata melanocephala

Name

Boiga trigonata melanocephala (Annandale, 1904)

Synonyms

• Boiga trigonata melanocephala (Annandale, 1904)
• Boiga melanocephala — Khan, 2002 (pers. comm.)

References

• Annandale, N. 1904. Additions to the Collection of Oriental Snakes in the Indian Museum. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 73: 207–211.
• Leviton, A. E. 1959. Systematics and Zoogeography of Philippine Snakes. Unpublished PhD Thesis.
• Boiga trigonata at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: White-headed Indian Gamma Snake