Ptyas nigromarginatus
| Ptyas nigromarginata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Ptyas |
| Species: | P. nigromarginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Ptyas nigromarginata, commonly known as the green rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Asia.[1]
Geographic range
It is found in Nepal, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam), Northern Bangladesh, northern Myanmar (= Burma), China (Guizhou, Yunnan, southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang [= Tibet]), and possibly northern Vietnam.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families...Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers). London. xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I. XXVIII. (Zaocys nigromarginatus, p. 376.)
Further reading
- Blyth, E. 1854. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. Jour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta 23 (3): 287-302.
- David, P., & I. Das. 2004. On the grammar of the gender of Ptyas Fitzinger, 1843 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Hamadryad 28 (1 & 2): 113-116.
- Jan, G., & F. Sordelli 1867. Iconographie générale des Ophidiens: Vingt-quatrième livraison. Baillière. Paris. Index + Plates I.- VI. (Coryphodon dhumnades [Jan non Cantor], Plate IV., Figure 1.)
- Lazell, J.D.; J.E. Keirans; & G.A. Samuelson. 1991. The Sulawesi black racer, Coluber (Ptyas) dipsas, and a remarkable ectoparasitic aggregation. Pacific Sci. 45 (4): 355-361.
- Lazell, J.D. 1998. Morphology and the status of the snake genus "Ptyas". Herpetological Review 29 (3): 134.
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