Sibynophis sagittarius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Sibynophis sagittarius (Cantor, 1839)

Lectotype: BMNH 1860.3.19.1268, ♂. [designated by Kramer (1977: 747)]
Type locality: “Tirhoot, Bengal” [= Tirhut, Muzaffarpur, N Bihar State, NE India, 26°07’N, 85°23’E, elevation 60 m] via lectotype selection.

Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium Serpentium Indicorum B. Innocuous Serpents. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7(1): 49–55. BHL Reference page.

Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Thakur, S. & Wangyal, J.T. 2021. IUCN: Sibynophis sagittarius (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T194836A2364984. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T194836A2364984.en. Accessed on 08 January 2026.