Dendrelaphis nigroserratus

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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Species: Dendrelaphis nigroserratus

Name

Dendrelaphis nigroserratus Vogel, Van Rooijen & Hauser, 2012

  • Holotype: QSMI 1282, juvenile ♀, collected by Sjon Hauser on 13 October 2011.
  • Type locality: “Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Umphang district, province Tak, Thailand. Found on Highway 1090, at 5.1 km north and uphill from the bridge over the Mae Klong Khi, near the Karen village of Mae Klong Khi, c. 1100 m elevation”.
  • Etymology: based on the Latin niger (black) and serrare (to saw) and refers to the conspicuous black zigzag (saw-toothed) pattern on the neck.

Chresonyms

  • Dendrelaphis striatus — Seesook, 2000
  • Dendrelaphis striatus — Pauwels et al., 2000
  • Dendrelaphis cyanochloris — Pauwels et al., 2003

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Saw-tooth-necked Bronzeback
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