Dendrelaphis calligastra

Dendrelaphis calligastra

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: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis calligastra

Name

Dendrelaphis calligastra (Günther, 1867)

Type locality: Cape York, Queensland, Australia.

Holotype: BMNH 67.5.6.71.

Synonyms

• Dendrophis calligastra Günther, 1867: 53
• Dendrophis lineolata — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 200 (fide Wallach)
• Dendrophis salomonis Günther, 1872: 25
• Dendrophis aruensis Doria, 1874: 349
• Dendrophis katowensis Macleay, 1877: 37
• Dendrophis darnleyensis Macleay, 1877: 38
• Dendrophis culligaster Boulenger, 1894: 80 (emend. pro D. calligastra)
• Dendrelaphis papuensis Boulenger, 1895: 409
• Dendrelaphis schlenckeri Ogilby, 1898: 361
• Dendrophis calligaster — de Rooij, 1917: 60
• Dendrophis calligastra keiensis Mertens, 1926: 277
• Ahaetulla calligastra salomonis — Schmidt, 1932
• Dendrophis calligastra distinguendus Meise & Hennig, 1932: 279
• Dendrelaphis calligastra - Cogger, 1983: 210
• Dendrelaphis calligastra — Cogger, 2000: 620

References

• Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 20: 45–57.
• Boulenger, George A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, 382 pp.
• Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
• van Rooijen, J. & Vogel, G. 2016. On the status of three nominal species in the synonymy of Dendrelaphis calligaster (Günther, 1867) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4093(2): 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.10.Reference page. 

Links

• Dendrelaphis calligastra at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Coconot treesnake