Pseudocyclophis persicus

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: Pseudocyclophis
Species: Pseudocyclophis persicus
Subspecies: P. p. nigrofasciatus – P. p. persicus

Name

Pseudocyclophis persicus (Anderson, 1872)

Type locality: Bushire, Iran.

Synonyms

• Cyclophis persicus Anderson, 1872: 392
• Pseudocyclophis walteri Boettger, 1888: 261 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Pseudocyclophis persicus — Boettger, 1888
• Pseudocyclophis walteri — Boulenger, 1890
• Contia persica — Boulenger, 1893
• Contia angusticeps Boulenger, 1894: 262 (fide Smith, 1943)
• Contia persica — Wall, 1908: 801
• Contia angusticeps — Wall, 1908:
• Contia persica — Smith, 1943: 188
• Eirenis persicus — Forcart, 1950
• Eirenis persica — Khalaf, 1959
• Eirenis persicus — Baran, 1978: 264
• Eirenis persica — Ananjeva et al., 1988: 9699
• Pseudocyclophis persicus — Frynta et al., 1997
• Eirenis (Pseudocyclophis) persicus — Nagy et al., 2004
• Eirenis persicus — Venchi & Sindaco, 2006

References

• Anderson, J. 1872: On some Persian, Himalayan, and other Reptiles. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1872: 371–404.
• Boettger, O. 1888: Über die Reptilien und Batrachier Transcaspiens. Zool. Anz. 11: 259–263.
• 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.
• Pseudocyclophis persicus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Dark-headed Dwarf Racer