Dendrelaphis humayuni

Dendrelaphis humayuni

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: Dendrelaphis
Species:

Name

Dendrelaphis humayuni Tiwari & Biswas, 1973: 59

  • Holotype: ZSI 22386, collected by D.P. Sanyal on 1 May 1966.
  • Type locality: “Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island”.

Native distribution areas

  • India: central and southern Nicobar Island groups: Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Pilo Milo, Nancowry, Camorta, Trinkat, Katchall, Tarasa, Tilanchong, Bompoka and Chowra islands.

References

Primary references

  • Tiwari, K.K. & Biswas, S. 1973. Two new reptiles from the great Nicobar Islands. Journal of the Zoological Society of India 25(1-2): 57–63.

Vernacular names

  • English: Tiwar's Bronzeback