Coelognathus flavolineatus

Coelognathus flavolineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 flavolineatus

Name

Coelognathus flavolineatus (Schlegel, 1837)

• Syntypes (n=4): RMNH 418, collected by H. Boie and H.C. Macklot in 1836 [Java], RMNH 422, collected by S. Müller between June 1833–December 1835 [Padang, Sumatra], RMNH 424, collected by H. Boie and H.C. Macklot between December 1825–September 1827 [Java], and RMNH 425 [Sumatra].
• Type locality: “îles de Java et de Sumatra”, restricted to “Java” by Smith (1943: 148); further restricted to “region of Mt. Pangerango and Mt. Salak, West Java, Indonesia” by Brongersma (1948: 14); emended to “Tjihandjawar, at the foot of Mt. Pangerango, W. Java” [ = Cihanyawar, Nagrak, Jawa Barat, W Java, SW Indonesia, 07°03’S, 108°40’E] by Brongersma (1950: 1499).

Combinations

• Coluber flavolineata Schlegel, 1837: 145 [original combination]
• Elaphe flavolineata— Smith, 1930 [subsequent combination]
• Coelognathus flavolineatus— Helfenberger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber melanurus Boie, 1827 [not Coluber melanurus Shaw, 1802]

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  

Additional references

• Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
• Das, Indraneil 2006. Crocker Range National Park, Sabah, as a refuge for Borneo's montane herpetofauna. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 4(1): 3–11.

Links

• Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Coelognathus flavolineatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192199A2054466. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192199A2054466.en. Accessed on 10 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Yellow-striped Trinket Snake