Dispholidus

Dispholidus typus

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: Colubrinae
Genus:
Species (3): D. pembae – D. punctatus – D. typus

Name

Dispholidus Duvernoy, 1832: 150

  • Type species: Dispholidus lalandii Duvernoy, 1832, by monotypy.

Synonyms

  • Bucephalus Smith, 1828: 2 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Bucephalus Baer, 1826]
  • Dryomedusa Fitzinger, 1843
    • Type species: Dendrophis colubrina Schlegel, 1837, by original designation.

References

Primary references

  • Smith, A. 1828. Descriptions of new or imperfectly known objects of the animal kingdom, found in the south of Africa. South African Commercial Advertiser 3(144): 2.
  • Duvernoy, G.L. 1832. Mémoire sur les caractères tirés de l’anatomie pour distinguer les serpents venimeux des serpents non venimeux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie 26: 113–160.
  • Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Boomslang
  • Deutsch: Afrikanische Baumschlange
  • English: Boomslang
  • suomi: Boomslang
  • Nederlands: Boomslang
  • norsk: Boomslange
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