Chrysopelea ornata ornata

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: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species: Chrysopelea ornata
Subspecies: Chrysopelea ornata ornata

Name

Chrysopelea ornata ornata (Shaw, 1802)

• Syntypes (n=3): specimens described and illustrated by Seba (1734: 148, pl. 94, fig. 7) and Seba (1735: 8, pl. 7, fig. 1 & 60, pl. 61, fig. 2). [location unknown]
• Type locality: “Ceilonica”, “Amboinensis” and “Ceilanica”, restricted to “East Indian islands” by Deraniyagala (1945: 106); further restricted to “Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]” by Leviton (1964: 137).

References

Primary references

• Shaw, G. 1802. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume III. Amphibia. Thomas Davison: London. Part I: vi + 1–312 pp. BHL; Part II: v + 313–615 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Indian Ornate Flying Snake