Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Rhynchocalamus
Species: Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Name
- Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus (Jan, 1862)
Lectotype: MHNG 1246.77, ♀. [designated by Wallach, Williams & Bound (2014: 654)]
Type locality: “Bairut [=Beirut]”, Beirut Prov., W Lebanon, 33°53’N, 35°30’E, elevation NSL.
Combinations
- Homalosoma melanocephalum Jan, 1862: 34 [original combination]
Synonyms
- Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus Günther, 1864: 491 [preoccupied name]
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.3.29.
Type locality: “Merom”, Israel.
References
Primary references
- Jan, G. 1862. Enumerazione sistematico delle specie d'ofidi del gruppo Calamaridae. Archivio per la zoologia, l'anatomia e la fisiologia 2: 1–76. BHL Reference page.
- Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 July 2017.