Ahaetulla fronticincta

Ahaetulla fronticincta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Chrysopeleinae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species:

Name

Ahaetulla fronticincta (Günther, 1858)

  • Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.8.24-25, ♂ and ♀, third syntype unknown.
  • Type locality: “West Indies” (in error).

Combinations

  • Dryiophis [sic] fronticincta Günther, 1858: 158 [original combination]
  • Tragops fronticinctusGünther, 1864: 304 [subsequent combination]
  • Ahaetulla fronticinctaMurthy, 1985 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Dowling, H.G. & Jenner, J.V. 1988. Snakes of Burma: checklist of reported species and bibliography. Smithsonian herpetological information service (76): 19 pp.
  • Sharma, R.C. 2004. Handbook Indian Snakes. Akhill Books: New Delhi. 292 pp.

Vernacular names

  • English: Burmese Vine Snake