Elaphe quadrivirgata

Elaphe quadrivirgata

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: Elaphe
Species:

Name

Elaphe quadrivirgata (Boie, 1826)

Type locality: Japan.

Synonyms

References

  • Boie. H. 1826. Merkmale einiger japanischer Lurche. lsis van Oken, Jena. 19: 203 - 216 [vol 18 (2) fide Zhao & Adler 1993].
  • Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine snakes of the British Museum. London, I - XVI, 1 - 281.
  • Stejneger, Leonhard H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bull. US. Natl. Mus., Washington, 58: xx, 1-577.

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Japanische Vierstreifennatter
  • English: Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake
  • 日本語: シマヘビ
  • русский: Малочешуйчатый полоз
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