Rhabdophis subminiatus

Rhabdophis subminiatus

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: Natricinae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species: Rhabdophis subminiatus

Name

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”.

Combinations

• 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]

Synonyms

• 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.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Rhabdophis subminiatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 November 2021.
• Wogan, G. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Rhabdophis subminiatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192116A2042128. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192116A2042128.en

Vernacular names

English: Red-necked Keelback

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