Boiga westermanni

Boiga westermanni

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 westermanni

Name

Boiga westermanni (Reinhardt, 1863)

• Holotype: ZMUC R6401, adult ♀, collected by B.W. Westermann between 1801–1817.
• Type locality: “Rungpore, et Distrikt i den nordøstlige Deel af Bengalen, som mod Øst begraendses af Floden Berampooter og mod Nord støder op til Bhootan og Cooch Behar”.

Combinations

• Elachistodon westermanni Reinhardt, 1863: 206 [original combination]
• Boiga westermanni — Mohan, Visvanathan & Vasudevan, 2018: 322 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Reinhardt, J. 1863. Om en ny slaegt af slangefamilien Rachiodontidae. Oversigt over det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger 1: 198–210. BHL
• Mohan, A.V., Visvanathan, A.C. & Vasudevan, K. 2018. Phylogeny and conservation status of the Indian egg-eater snake, Elachistodon westermanni Reinhardt, 1863 (Serpentes, Colubridae). Amphibia-Reptilia 39(3): 317–324. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-17000201 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Boiga westermanni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 April 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Vyas, R., Thakur, S., Mohapatra, P. & Giri, V. 2013. IUCN: Elachistodon westermanni  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T7091A3136878. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T7091A3136878.en. Accessed on 24 April 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Indische Eierschlange
English: Indian Egg-eating Snake
தமிழ்: இந்திய முட்டை திண்ணி பாம்பு

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