Cylindrophis ruffus

Cylindrophis ruffus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea

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 Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Cylindrophiidae
Genus: Cylindrophis
Species: Cylindrophis ruffus

Name

Cylindrophis ruffus (Laurenti, 1768)

• Holotype: “hospitatur in Museo Gronoviano”, lost fide Iskandar & Colijn (2002).
• Type locality: “Surinami” (in error), corrected to “Java” by Boie (1827: 512).

Combinations

• Anguis ruffa Laurenti, 1768: 71 [original combination]
• Anguis rufus — Gmelin, 1789: 1123 [nomen emendatum]
• Eryx rufus — Daudin, 1803: 263 [name combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Tortrix rufa — Boie, 1827: 512 [name combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Cylindrophis rufa — Gray, 1842: 46 [name combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Cylindrophis rufus — Boulenger, 1890: 250 [name combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]

Synonyms

• Cylindrophis mirzae Amarasinghe, Ineich, Campbell & Hallermann, 2015: 42 [synonymized by Kieckbusch et al., (2016: 11)]
  • Holotype: MNHN-RA 3279, adult indet.
  • Type locality: “Singapore”.

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Campbell, P.D., Hallermann, J., Sidik, I., Supriatna, J. & Ineich, I. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis Wagler, 1828 (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Southeast Asia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9(1) [General Section]: 34–51. BHL PDF Reference page. 
• Kieckbusch, M., Mecke, S., Hartmann, L., Ehrmentraut, L., O’Shea, M. & Kaiser, H. 2016. An inconspicuous, conspicuous new species of Asian pipesnake, genus Cylindrophis (Reptilia: Squamata: Cylindrophiidae), from the south coast of Jawa Tengah, Java, Indonesia, and an overview of the tangled taxonomic history of C. ruffus (Laurenti, 1768). Zootaxa 4093(1): 1–25. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.1.1. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cylindrophis ruffus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2017.
• Wogan, G., Vogel, G., Nguyen, T.Q. & Thy, N. 2012. IUCN: Cylindrophis ruffus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192080A2037269. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192080A2037269.en. Accessed on 26 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Red-tailed Pipe Snake
ไทย: ก้นขบ