Ptyas nigromarginata

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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: Ptyas
Species: Ptyas nigromarginata

Name

Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854)

• Holotype: ZSI 7343.
• Type locality: “Vicinity of Darjiling”, India.

Combinations

• Coluber nigromarginatus Blyth, 1854: 290 [original combination]
• Zaocys nigromarginatus — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
• Ptyas nigromarginatus — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]
• Zaocys dhumnades nigromarginatus — Bourret, 1936 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Blyth, E. [1854] 1855. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 23(3): 287–302. BHL

Links

• Wogan, G., Vogel, G., Nguyen, T.Q., Tshewang, S. & Ghosh, A. 2021. IUCN: Ptyas nigromarginata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T192214A2056653. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T192214A2056653.en. Accessed on 14 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Green Rat Snake