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 punctulatus
Subspecies: Dendrelaphis punctulatus punctulatus

Name

Dendrelaphis punctulatus punctulatus (Gray, 1826)

Type locality: Careening Bay, 15°06'S, 125°00'E, W. A.

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.23.34.

Synonyms

  • Leptophis punctulatus Gray, 1826: 432
  • Dendrelaphis punctulata - Cogger, 1983: 211
  • Dendrelaphis punctulatus — Mattison, 1995: 100
  • Dendrelaphis punctulata — Cogger, 2000: 621

References

  • Gray, J. E. 1826. Reptilia. Appendix in: King, P. P. Narrative of a survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia performed between the years 1818 and 1822. London: John Murray 2: 424–434.
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • Dendrelaphis punctulatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Green Tree Snake
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