Ptyas luzonensis

Ptyas luzonensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Ptyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.7.89.
• Type locality: Luzon.

Combinations

• Zaocys luzonensis Günther, 1873 [original combination]
• Ptyas luzonensis — Welch, 1988 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1873. Notes on some reptiles and batrachians obtained by Dr. Bernhard Meyer in Celebes and the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 165–172.

Links

• Necesito, L., Gojo Cruz, P., del Prado, Y., Santos, G. & Maglangit, E.P. 2022. IUCN: Ptyas luzonensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169846A180833837. Accessed on 14 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake