Lycodon multifasciatus

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon multifasciatus

Name

Lycodon multifasciatus (Maki, 1931)

  • Holotype: NSMT H02643a, adult ♀, collected by S. Nishiishigaki in April 1929.
  • Type locality: “Ishigaki-Oshima, Loo Choo Islands [=Ishigakijima, Yaeyama Islands]”, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
  • Etymology: The specific name multifasciatus is based on the Latin adjectives multus, meaning "many", and fasciatus, meaning "banded", due to the high number of dorsal bands.

Combinations

  • Dinodon septentrionale multifasciatum Maki, 1931: 127 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Lycodon ruhstrati multifasciatus — Toriba, 1982: 46 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
  • Lycodon multifasciatus — Vogel & Brachtel, 2008: 216 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

  • Maki, M. 1931. A Monograph of the Snakes of Japan. Dai-ichi Shobo: Tokyo. 240 pp. Reference page. 
  • Toriba, M. 1982. [Taxonomic status of Saki-shima Plum-blossom snake] (In Japanese). Nippon Herpetological Journal 23: 46.
  • Vogel, G. & Brachtel, N. 2008. Contribution to the knowledge of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer, 1886) in Vietnam - taxonomy and biology of a little-known species. Salamandra 44(4): 207–224. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Ota, H., 1988. Taxonomic notes on Lycodon ruhstrati (Colubridae: Ophidia) from East Asia. Journal of Taiwan Museum 41(1): 85–91.
  • Environment Agency of Japan (eds.). 2000. Treatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN 4-915959-70-8
  • Vogel, G., David, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Sumontha, M., Norval, G., Hendrix, R., Vu, N.T. & Ziegler, T. 2009. A revision of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer 1886) auctorum (Squamata Colubridae), with the description of a new species from Thailand and a new subspecies from the Asian mainland. Tropical Zoology 22(2): 131–182. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Ryukyu Wolf Snake
日本語: サキシマバイカダ
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