Chrysopelea pelias

Chrysopelea pelias

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: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Chrysopelea
Species: Chrysopelea pelias

Name

• Chrysopelea pelias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Type locality: “Indiis” (in error)
  • Original combination: Coluber pelias

Synonyms

• Chrysochlora pelias — Andersson, 1899: 34 (lapsus calami pro Chrysopelea)
• Chrysopelea pelias — Smith, 1930
• Chrysopelea erythrochloris Schlegel, 1826 (nomen nudum)
• Dendrophis ornata (nec Coluber ornatus Shaw) Schlegel, 1837
• Chrysopelea hasseltii Bleeker, 1860
• Chrysopelea erythrochloris — Bleeker, 1860
• Chrysopelea erythromelas Boie, 1827 (nomen nudum)
• Chrysopelea pelias (Linnaeus) Mertens, 1968
• Dendrophis chrysochloros Schlegel, 1837
• Chrysopelea chrysochlora — Boulenger, 1896
• Chrysopelea ornata Var. Günther, 1864
• Leptophis ornatus — Cantor, 1847 (nec Coluber ornatus Shaw, 1802)
• Chrysopelea ornata Var. — Günther, 1864: 299
• Chrysopelea chrysochlora — Malkmus, 1985
• Chrysopelea pelias — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 334
• Chrysopelea pelias — Cox et al., 1998: 66

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 224. Reference page. 
• 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.
• Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
• Chrysopelea pelias at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 August 2008.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rote Schmuckbaumnatter, gebänderte Schmuckbaumnatter
English: Twin-barred Tree Snake, Banded Flying Snake