Ahaetulla perroteti

Ahaetulla perroteti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Ahaetuliinae
Genus: Ahaetulla
Species: Ahaetulla perroteti

Name

Ahaetulla perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

• Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1208, collected by G.S. Perrotet between 1822–1832.
• Type locality: “Indes-Orientales”.

Combinations

• Psammophis Perroteti Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 899 [original combination]
• Tropidococcyx perroteti — Theobald, 1868 [subsequent combination]
• Dryophis perroteti — Boulenger, 1890: 868 [subsequent combination]
• Ahaetulla perroteti — Murthy, 1985 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Dryophis tropidococcyx Günther, 1858: 157
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.9.85, adult ♀, presente by J.C. Jerdon [Madras], BMNH 1946.1.9.68–72, adults and juveniles ♂, presented by J. MacGregor [India], and BMNH 1946.1.9.80–81, presented by Zoological Society [East Indies].
  • Type locality: “Madras”, “India” and “East Indies”.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris, Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: i-xii + 781-1536.
• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis: London. 583 pp.
• Sharma, R.C. 2004. Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS: New Delhi. 292 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ahaetulla perroteti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Deepak, V. & Achyuthan, N.S. 2013. IUCN: Ahaetulla perroteti  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172654A1360027. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172654A1360027.en. Accessed on 03 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Western Ghats Bronzeback