Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe carinata
Subspecies: Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis

Name

Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis Takara, 1962: 32

• Holotype: RUMF-ZH-00516 (formerly URJ no. 6), adult ♂, collected by Sonkô Miyara on 27 March 1959.
• Type locality: “Yonaguni-jima, Yaeyama group, Ryukyu Archipelago”.

Native distribution areas

• Japan: Ryukyu Archipelago: Yaeyama Group: Yonaguni Island.
• Taiwan and adjacent islands.

References

Primary references

• Takara, T. 1962. 琉球列島における陸棲蛇類の研究 [Studies on the terrestrial snakes in the Ryukyu Archipelago]. The Science Bulletin of the Division of Agriculture, Home Economics and Engineering, University of the Ryukyus 9: 1–202. hdl: 20.500.12000/23110 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Treatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8. [1].

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Elaphe carinata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 October 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Yonaguni Keeled Rat Snake
日本語: ヨナグニシュウダ