Oligodon signatus

Oligodon signatus

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: Oligodon
Species:

Name

Oligodon signatus (Günther, 1864)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.3.20, ♀, collected by T. Hardwicke between 1756–1823. [designated by Smith (1943: 529).
  • Type locality: “Singapore”.
  • Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.1.3.25.

Combinations

  • Simotes signatus Günther, 1864: 215 [original combination]
  • Holarchus signatus — Barbour, 1912: 195 [subsequent combination]
  • Oligodon signatus — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Synonyms

  • Simotes subcarinatus Günther, 1872: 595
  • Simotes annulifer annulata Lidth de Jeude, 1922: 245

References

Primary references

  • Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Open access Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Tillack, F. & Günther, R. [2009] 2010. Revision of the Species of Oligodon from Sumatra and Adjacent Islands, with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Oligodon subcarinatus (Günther, 1872) and Oligodon annulifer (Boulenger, 1893) from Borneo (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 265–294.

Vernacular names

  • English: Banded Kukri Snake
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