Elaphe climacophora

Elaphe climacophora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe climacophora

Name

Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826)

• Syntypes (8): RMNH 382, RMNH 386, RMNH 390, RMNH 47577 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47578 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47579 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47580 (formerly RMNH 386), RMNH 47581 (formerly RMNH 386), collected by P.F.B. von Siebold between 1817–1829.
• Type locality: “Japan”.

Combinations

• Coluber climacophorus Boie, 1826: 210 [original combination]
• Elaphe climacophora — Stejneger, 1907: 324 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber virgatus Schlegel, 1837: 146 (fide Stejneger, 1907)
• Coluber quadrivirgatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1837: pl. II [in error fide Stejneger (1907: 324)]

Native distribution areas

• Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and their satellites islands.
• Russia: Kunashir Island.

References

Primary references

• Boie, H. 1826. Merkmale einiger japanischen Lurche. Isis von Oken 18(2): 203–216. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  
• Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: xx + 1–577, 35 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Elaphe climacophora. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 October 2021.
• Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. IUCN: Elaphe climacophora  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T47755764A47755773. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T47755764A47755773.en

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Insel-Kletternatter, Japanische Kletternatter
• English: Japanese Ratsnake
• 日本語: アオダイショウ
• polski: połoz japoński
• русский: Островной полоз

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