Dendrelaphis calligaster
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Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis calligaster
Name
[edit]Dendrelaphis calligaster (Günther, 1867)
- Holotype: BMNH 67.5.6.71, collected by E. Dämel in 1867.
- Type locality: “Cape York”, Queensland, Australia.
Combinations
[edit]- Dendrophis calligastra Günther, 1867: 53 [original combination]
- Dendrelaphis calligaster — Meise & Hennig, 1932 [subsequent combination]
- Ahaetulla calligaster — Loveridge, 1948 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Dendrophis salomonis Günther, 1872: 25
- Dendrophis aruensis Doria, 1874: 349
- Dendrophis katowensis Macleay, 1877: 37
- Syntypes: AM R31916–17 (formerly MMUS R563–64).
- Type locality: “Katow”, Binaturi River, Papua New Guinea.
- Dendrophis darnleyensis Macleay, 1877: 38
- Syntypes: AM R31914–15 (formerly MMUS R565–66).
- Type locality: “Darnley Island”, Torres Strait, Queensland.
- Dendrelaphis schlenckeri Ogilby, 1898: 361
- Dendrophis calligaster distinguendus Meise & Hennig, 1932: 279
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 20: 45–57. 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.
- Meise, W. & Hennig, W. 1932. Die Schlangengattung Dendrophis. Zoologischer Anzeiger 99(11/12): 273–297. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Tallowin, O., Allison, A., O'Shea, M., Parker, F., Hoskin, C., Vanderduys, E., Amey, A., Couper, P. & Cogger, H. 2018. IUCN: Dendrelaphis calligaster (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T116827083A1445157. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T116827083A1445157.en. Accessed on 03 November 2025.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Green Tree Snake