Rhabdophis subminiatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Lectotype: RMNH 1067, adult ♂, collected by H. Boie & H. Macklot and deposited by C.G.C. Reinwardt between 1816–1821. [designated by Inger (2014: 636)]
Type locality: “Java dans les champs de Sawa inondés”.

Tropidonotus subminiatus Schlegel, 1837: 313 [original combination]
Rhabdophis subminiatus — Fitzinger, 1843: 27 [subsequent combination]
Amphiesma subminiatum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 734 [subsequent combination]
Natrix subminiata — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]

Tropidonotus manadensis Günther, 1873: 170
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.23, adult ♂, deposited by Dr. A.B. Meyer.
- Type locality: “Manado, northern Celebes”.

Pseudoxenodon intermedius Lönnberg, 1899: 109
- Holotype: unknwon.
- Type locality: “Buitenzorg, Java”.

Natrix subminiata hongkongensis Mell, 1931: 203
- Syntypes (3): BMNH 1856.11.17.62, adult ♂, BMNH 1856.11.17.63, adult ♀, and a juvenile unlocated, collected by J.C. Boring, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Hong Kong” (in error), probably from Java.

Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.
Mell, R.E. [1929] 1931. List of Chinese Snakes. Lingnan Science Journal 8: 199–219. Reference page.

Liu, Q., Xie, X.-H., Wu, Y.-Y., Shu, G.-S., Guo, K., Guo, P. & Cui, L.-W. 2021. High genetic divergence but low morphological differences in a keelback snake Rhabdophis subminiatus (Reptilia, Colubridae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(6): 1371–1381. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12484 Reference page.
David, P. & Vogel, G. 2021. Taxonomic composition of the Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837) species complex (Reptilia: Natricidae) with the description of a new species from China. Taprobanica 10(2): 89–120. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v10i2.257 Reference page.