Xenopeltis

Xenopeltis unicolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Booidea

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 Superfamilia: Booidea

Familia: Xenopeltidae
Genus: Xenopeltis
Species (3): X. hainanensis – X. intermedius – X. unicolor

Name

Xenopeltis Reinwardt, 1827: 564

• Type species: Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt, 1827, by subsequent designation.

References

Primary references

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820. 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6): 508–566. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Orlov, N.L., Snetkov, P.B., Ermakov, O.A., Nguyen, T.T. & Ananjeva, N.B. 2022. Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Cryptic Species of Xenopeltis Gray, 1831 (Ophidia: Macrostomata: Pythonoidea: Xenopeltidae) from Central Highlands, Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 29(4): 237–249. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2022-29-4-237-249 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xenopeltis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 September 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Sunbeam Snakes
suomi: Välkekäärmeet
Nederlands: Aardslangen

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