Duberria shirana

Duberria shirana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: 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
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Amplorhininae
Genus: Duberria
Species: Duberria shirana

Name

Duberria shirana (Boulenger, 1894)

  • Holotype: BMNH.
  • Type locality: “Shire Highlands, Malawi”.

Combinations

  • Homalosoma shiranum Boulenger, 1894: 276 [original combination]
  • Duberria lutrix shiranum Loveridge, 1944: 34 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
  • Duberria lutrix shiranaBroadley & Howell, 1991: 26 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]
  • Duberria shiranaBroadley et al. 2003 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

References

Primary references

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Shire Slug Eater
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