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Dryocalamus nympha

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Dryocalamus nympha

Taxonavigation

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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: Colubrinae
Genus: Dryocalamus
Species: Dryocalamus nympha

Name

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Dryocalamus nympha (Daudin, 1803)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.69, ♂, donated by P. Russell. [designated by Kucharzewski & Tillack (2008: 47)]
  • Type locality: “Vellore”, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Combinations

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  • Coluber nympha Daudin, 1803: 244 [original combination]
  • Odontomus nymphaGünther, 1964: 233 [subsequent combination]
  • Hydrophobus nymphaBoulenger, 1890: 298 [subsequent combination]
  • Dryocalamus nymphaBoulenger, 1893: 370 [subsequent combination]
  • Lycodon nymphaFigueroa, KcKelvy, Grismer, Bell & Lailvaux, 2016 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Hydrophobus semifasciatus Günther, 1862
  • Dryocalamus nympha var. ceylonensis Müller, 1887
  • Cochliophagus isolepis Müller, 1924

References

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Primary references

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  • Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Sixième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 447 pp. + plates LXXI–LXXX. BHL Reference page
  • Kucharzewski, C. & Tillack, F. 2008. The identity of Cochliophagus isolepis Müller, 1924 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Salamandra 44(1): 43–49. PDF Reference page

Additional references

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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) Volume I. Containing the families Typhlopidæ, Glauconiidæ, Boidæ, Ilysiidæ, Uropeltidæ, Xenopeltidæ, and Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. British Museum (Natural History): London. xiv + 448 pp. BHL Reference page
  • Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Open access Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Vellore Bridal Snake