Spalerosophis arenarius

Spalerosophis arenarius

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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Spalerosophis
Species: Spalerosophis arenarius

Name

Spalerosophis arenarius (Boulenger, 1890)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.14.62, collected by J.A. Murray between 1871–1886. [designated by Marx (1959: 356)]
• Type locality: “Karachi” and “Sind”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Karachi” by Marx (1959: 356).

Combinations

• Zamenis arenarius Boulenger, 1890: 329 [original combination]
• Spalerosophis arenarius — Schmidt, 1930 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Giri, V., Srinivasulu, C. & Vyas, R. 2021. IUCN: Spalerosophis arenarius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T20878719A20878729. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T20878719A20878729.en. Accessed on 23 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Red-spotted Diadem Snake