Ptyas korros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Ptyas
Species: Ptyas korros

Ptyas korros (Schlegel, 1837)

Syntypes (n=7): RMNH 410a–d, RMNH 411, collected by H. Boie and H.C. Maclklot between December 1825–September 1827 [Java] and RMNH 414a–b, collected by L. Horner between February–December 1835 [Padang].
Type locality: “îles de Java et de Sumatra”, restricted to “Java” by Smith (1943: 162) and RMNH catalogue.

Coluber korros Schlegel, 1837: 139 [original combination, nomen protectum, not Coluber korros Lesson, 1831 (nomen oblitum)]
Ptyas korros — Cope, 1860 [subsequent combination]
Coryphodon korros — Jan, 1867 [subsequent combination]
Zamenis korros — Boulenger, 1890: 324 [subsequent combination]

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

Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing. 144 pp.
Ziegler, T. 2002. Die Amphibien und Reptilien eines Tieflandfeuchtwald-Schutzgebietes in Vietnam. Natur und Tier Verlag: Münster. 342 pp.

Stuart, B.L., Grismer, L., Thy, N., Chan-Ard, T., Nguyen, T.Q., Ghosh, A., Khan, M. & Tshewang, S. 2021. IUCN: Ptyas korros (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T192131A2044529. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T192131A2044529.en. Accessed on 10 May 2026.