Cylindrophis ruffus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Uropeltoidea
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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Uropeltoidea

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).

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]

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

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.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. 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.