Oreocryptophis porphyraceus hainana

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 Superclassis: 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: Oreocryptophis
Species: Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Subspecies: Oreocryptophis porphyraceus hainana

Name

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus hainana (Mell, 1931)

• Type locality: People's Republic of China (Hainan).

Combinations

• Elaphe porphyracea hainana Mell, 1931 [original combination]
• Coluber porphyraceus hainanus — Rendahl, 1937 [subsequent combination]
• Oreophis porphyraceus hainana — Knietsch, 2005 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mell, R.E. [1929] 1931. List of Chinese Snakes. Lingnan Science Journal 8: 199–219. Reference page. 
• Knietsch, V. 2005. Die Terrarienhaltung der Thailändischen Roten Bambusnatter (Oreophis porphyraceus coxi) sowie eine seltene Zwillingsgeburt. Reptilia (Münster) 10(6): 62–66. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wang, P., Shi, L. & Guo, P. 2019. Morphology-based intraspecific taxonomy of Oreocryptophis porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839) in mainland China (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zoological Research 40(4): 324–330. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.048 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Hainan Red Bamboo Snake