Coelognathus erythrurus

Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis

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: Coelognathus
Species: Coelognathus erythrurus
Subspecies (4): C. e. celebensis – C. e. erythrurus – C. e. manillensis – C. e. psephenoura

Name

Coelognathus erythrurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

• Lectotype: MNHN 7224, collected by J.R.C. Quoy and J.P. Gaimard (Coquille or Astrolabe Voyage) between 1822–1829. [designated by Leviton (1979: 103)]
• Type locality: “Samar Island, Philippine Islands” via lectotype selection.

Combinations

• Plagiodon erythrurus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 175 [original combination]
• Compsosoma melanurum erythrurus — Fischer, 1885 [subsequent combination]
• Coluber erythrurus — Boulenger,}}, 1894: 62 [subsequent combination]
• Elaphe erythrura — Griffin, 1910 [subsequent combination]
• Coelognathus erythrurus — Helfenberger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, M.A. 1931. The herpetology of Mt. Kinabalu, North Borneo, 13455 ft. Bull. Raffles Mus., Singapore 5: 3–32.
• Helfenberger, Notker 2001. Phylogenetic relationship of Old World Ratsnakes based on visceral organ topography, osteology, and allozyme variation. Russ. J. Herpetol. (Suppl.): 1–56.

Links

• Iskandar, D., Das, I., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F., Gillespie, G., Pitogo, K. & Delima, E.M. 2021. IUCN: Coelognathus erythrurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T183194A1732836. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T183194A1732836.en. Accessed on 11 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Philippine Trinket Snake