Lytorhynchus ridgewayi

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: Lytorhynchus
Species: Lytorhynchus ridgewayi

Name

Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger, 1887

Type locality: Chinkilok, Afghanistan.

Synonyms

• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger, 1887: 413
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi — Boulenger, 1893: 415
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi var. roseni Elpatjevsky & Sabaneev, 1906
• Lytorhynchus gabrielis Werner, 1938
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi — Smith, 1943: 190
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi — Leviton, 1959: 456
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi — Frynta et al., 1997

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1887: Description of a new snake from Afghanistan. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 20: 413–414.
• Smith, M.A. 1943: The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
• Frynta, D. et al. 1997: Results of the Czech biological expedition to Iran. Part 1. Notes on the distribution of amphibians and reptiles. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 61: 3–17.
• Lytorhynchus ridgewayi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Derafshi Snake