Dendrelaphis macrops

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: 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: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis macrops

Name

Dendrelaphis macrops (Günther, 1877)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.23.42.
• Type locality: “Duke of York Island”, Papua New Guinea.

Combinations

• Dendrophis macrops Günther, 1877: 131 [original combination]

Synonyms

• Dendrophis breviceps Macleay, 1877: 37
  • Syntypes: AM R31911–13 (formerly MMUS R581–83).
  • Type locality: “Katow”, Binaturi River, Papua New Guinea.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1877. On a collection of reptiles and fishes from Duke of York Island, New Ireland, and New Britain. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 127–132. BHL
• Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ophidians of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(1): 33–41. BHL Reference page.