Elaphe xiphodonta

Elaphe xiphodonta

Taxonavigation

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: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe xiphodonta

Name

Elaphe xiphodonta Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang, 2021: 28

• Holotype: SYS r002534, adult ♀, collected by Yan-Bo Ma and Yi-Fei Gao on 4 September 2020.
• Type locality: “Chengguan Town (33.58°N, 108.46°E (DD); ca 1731 m a.s.l.), Ningshaan County, Shaanxi Province, China”.
• Paratype: IVPP OV 2721, juvenile ♀, collected by Jing-Song Shi on 7 September 2020 from “Chengguan Town (33.56°N, 108.50°E (DD); ca 1751 m a.s.l.), Ningshaan County, Shaanxi Province, China”.

References

Primary references

• Qi, S., Shi, J.-S., Ma, Y.-B., Gao, Y.-F., Bu, S.-H., Grismer, L.L., Li, P.-P. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2021. A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii. ZooKeys 1048: 23–47. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1048.65650 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Blade-teethed Rat Snake