Dryophiops rubescens

Dryophiops rubescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Dryophiops
Species: Dryophiops rubescens

Name

Dryophiops rubescens (Gray in Gray & Hardwicke, 1835)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.62, ♀, collected by T. Hardwicke between 1756–1823.
• Type locality: Unknown; designated as “Bengal, India” (in error) by Günther (1858: 146); corrected to “Malay Peninsula” by Boulenger (1896: 194).

Synonyms

• Dipsas rubescens Gray in Gray & Hardwicke, 1835: pl. 84 [original combination]
• Leptophis rubescens — Blyth, 1855 [subsequent combination]
• Chrysopelea rubescens — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combination]
• Dryophis rubescens — Jan, 1863 [subsequent combination]
• Dryophiops rubescens — Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Dendrophis sumatrana Bleeker, 1858

References

Primary references

• Gray. J.E. 1835. Illustrations of Indian Zoology, chiefly selected from the collection of Major - General Hardwicke. Vol. 2. London (1833-1834): 263 pp., 95 plates.

Links

• Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T., Diesmos, A.C. & Vogel, G. 2012. IUCN: Dryophiops rubescens  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T176800A1447382. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176800A1447382.en. Accessed on 12 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Red Whip Snake