Dendrelaphis formosus

Dendrelaphis formosus

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Dendrelaphis formosus (Boie, 1827)

Type locality: Java.

Neotype: RMNH 877.

Synonyms

• Dendrophis formosa Boie, 1827: 542
• Dendrophis formosa — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 199 (?)
• Leptophis formosus - Jan, 1863
• Dendrophis formosus - Boettger, 1887
• Leptophis formosa - Hagen, 1890: 171
• Dendrophis formosus — Boulenger, 1894: 84
• Dendrophis formosus — de Rooij, 1917: 64
• Ahaetulla formosa - Smith, 1930
• Dendrophis formosus formosus - Meise & Hennig, 1932
• Ahaetulla formosa formosa - Haas, 1950
• Ahaetulla formosa — Tweedie, 1950
• Dendrelaphis formosus - Mertens, 1934
• Dendrelaphis formosus — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 337
• Dendrelaphis formosus — Cox et al., 1998: 71

References

• Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis van Oken, Jena, 20: 508–566.
• Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp.
• Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
• Dendrelaphis formosus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Bronzeback