Euprepiophis mandarina

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Euprepiophis
Species: Euprepiophis mandarina

Name

Euprepiophis mandarina (Cantor, 1842)

Type locality: China: Zhejiang, Chusan island.

Holotype: BMNH RR 60.3.19.6241 (1946.1.12.97).

Synonyms

  • Coluber mandarinus Cantor, 1842: 483
  • Coluber mandarinus — Boulenger, 1894: 42
  • Ablabes pavo Annandale, 1912 (fide Smith, 1943)
  • Elaphe mandarinus Stejneger, 1925
  • Elaphe takasago Takahashi, 1930
  • Holarchus roulei Angel & Bourret, 1933 (fide Smith, 1943)
  • Elaphe mandarina — Smith, 1943: 157
  • Elaphe mandarinus — Fleck, 1985
  • Elaphe mandarina — Das, 1996: 56
  • Elaphe mandarina — Schulz, 1996
  • Euprepiophis mandarinus — Utiger et al., 2002
  • Euprepiophis mandarinus — Gumprecht, 2003

References

  • Cantor, T. 1842. General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island [part 1]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 9: 265–278.
  • Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schätti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler 2002. Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105–124.
  • Gumprecht, A. 2003. Anmerkungen zu den Chinesischen Kletternattern der Gattung Elaphe (sensu lato) FITZINGER 1833. Reptilia (Münster) 8 (6): 37–41.
  • Euprepiophis mandarina at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mandarin Ratsnakes
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