Sibynophis chinensis

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

Sibynophis chinensis (Günther, 1889) [conserved name]

Holotype: BMNH, collected by A.E. Pratt.
Type locality: “Ichang [=Yichang]”, Hubei, China.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 744 (1965: 180).

Ablabes chinensis Günther, 1889: 220 [original combination]
Sibynophis collaris chinensis — Stejneger, 1925 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
Sibynophis chinensis — Pope, 1935 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

Günther, A. 1889. Third contribution to our knowledge of the reptiles and fishes from the upper Yangtsze-Kiang. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 4(24): 218–229. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1965. Opinion 744. Ablabes chinensis Günther, 1889 (Reptilia): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22(3): 180–181. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sibynophis chinensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 October 2019.
China Snakes Working Group. 2014. IUCN: Sibynophis chinensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193454A2237835. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T193454A2237835.en. Accessed on 21 February 2023.

English: Chinese Many-tooth Snake

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