Oligodon sublineatus

Oligodon sublineatus

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: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon sublineatus

Name

Oligodon sublineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

Type locality: Philippines.

Lectotype: MNHN-RA-0.3238 designated by Amarasinghe et al., 2015

Paralectotype: MNHN-RA-0.3239 designated by Amarasinghe et al., 2015

Synonyms

• Oligodon sublineatum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 57
• Oligodon sublineatus — Jan, 1876: 48
• Oligodon sublineatus — Wall, 1921: 248
• Oligodon sublineatus — Smith, 1943: 227
• Oligodon sublineatus — Das, 1996: 58

References

• Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Karanarathna, D.M.S.S., Campbell, P.D. & Ineich, I. 2015. Systematics and ecology of Oligodon sublineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854, an endemic snake of Sri Lanka, including the designation of a lectotype. Zoosystematics and Evolution 91(1): 71–80. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.4971 Reference page.  [Lectotype designation]
• Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril 1854: Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S. [see page 57, original description]

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• Wall, Frank 1921: Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo Mus. (H. R. Cottle, govt. printer), Colombo. xxii, 581 pages.
• 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.
• Oligodon sublineatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 sep 2008.

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Vernacular names

English: Duméril's Kukri Snake
français: Oligodon souligné