Herpetoreas murlen

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

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: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Herpetoreas
Species: Herpetoreas murlen

Name

Herpetoreas murlen Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala, 2022: 105

  • Holotype: MZMU 2041, adult ♂, collected by Amit Kumar Bal on 11 August 2021.
  • Type locality: “Murlen National Park (coordinates: 23.62627° N, 93.28936° E, 1,763 m asl.), Champhai District, Mizoram, northeastern India”.

References

Primary references

  • Lalremsanga, H.T., Bal, A.K., Vogel, G. & Biakzuala, L. 2022. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of lesser known colubrid snakes reveal a new species of Herpetoreas (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae), and new insights into the systematics of Gongylosoma scriptum and its allies from northeastern India. Salamandra 58(2): 101–115. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Murlen Keelback
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