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: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon ancorus

Name

Oligodon ancorus (Girard, 1858)

Type locality: Philippine Islands (Luzon, Mindoro).

Synonyms

  • Xenodon ancorus Girard, 1858: 182
  • Simotes purpurascens — Günther, 1858: 25 (part.)
  • Simotes phaenochalinus — Cope, 1860: 244
  • Simotes aphanospilus Cope, 1860: 245
  • Holarchus ancorus — Taylor, 1918
  • Oligodon ancorus — Leviton, 1963: 463

References

  • Girard, C. 1858: Descriptions of some new Reptiles, collected by the US. Exploring Expedition under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Third Part. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 9: 181–182 [1857].
  • Taylor, Edward H. 1918: Two new snakes of the genus Holarchus with descriptions of other Philippine species. The Philippine Journal of Science 13 (6D): 359–369, 2 plates.
  • Leviton, A.E. 1963: Contributions to a review of Philippine snakes. I. The snakes of the genus Oligodon. Philippine J. Sci. 91 (4): 459–484 [1962].
  • Oligodon ancorus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Short-headed Snake
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