Meizodon coronatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Colubrinae
Genus: Meizodon
Species: Meizodon coronatus

Name

Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

• Lectotype: RMNH 90, ♀, collected by D.F. Eschricht between 1830–1837. [designated by Hughes & Barry (1969: 1018)]
• Type locality: “Côte d'or”.

Combinations

• Calamaria coronata Schlegel, 1837: 46 [original combination]
• Coronella coronata — Boulenger, 1894 [subsequent combination]
• Meizodon coronata — Bogert, 1940 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coryphodon margaritiferus Günther, 1858
• Coronella bitorquata Günther, 1860

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  

Additional references

• Rödel, M.O., Kouadio, K. & Mahsberg, D. 1999. Die Schlangenfauna des Comoé-Nationalparks, Elfenbeinküste: Ergänzungen und Ausblick. Salamandra 35(3): 165–180. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Luiselli, L., Jallow, M., Chirio, L. & Segniagbeto, G. 2021. IUCN: Meizodon coronatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265414A13265423. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265414A13265423.en. Accessed on 01 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Western Crowned Snake