Ptyas mucosa

Ptyas mucosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: 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
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Ptyas
Species: Ptyas mucosa

Name

Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Holotype: NHRM Lin- 61 (formerly MAFR), via Mus. Drottn.
  • Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

  • Coluber mucosus Linnaeus, 1758: 226 [original combination]
  • Natrix mucosa — Laurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
  • Ptyas mucosus — Cope, 1860 [subsequent combination]
  • Zamenis mucosus — Boulenger, 1890 [subsequent combination]
  • Zaocys mucosus — Wall, 1914 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coluber blumenbachii Merrem, 1820: 119
  • Coluber dhumna Cantor, 1839
  • Leptophis trifrenatus Hallowell, 1860: 503
  • Coryphodon blumenbachi carinata Jan, 1867
  • Ptyas mucosus pallidus Dábreu, 1918
  • Ptyas mucosus nigriceps Terentjev & Chernov, 1949
  • Ptyas mucosus maximus Deraniyagala, 1955

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
  • Wogan, G., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Papenfuss, T., Shafiei Bafti, S., Orlov, N.L., Ananjeva, N.B., Deepak, V., Borkin, L., Milto, K., Golynsky, E., Rustamov, A, Munkhbayar, K., Nuridjanov, D., Dujsebayeva, T., Shestopal, A., Sawant, N.S., Achyuthan, N.S., Vyas, R., Shankar, G., Das, A., Mohapatra, P., Thakur, S. & Kulkarni, N.U. 2021. IUCN: Ptyas mucosa  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164644A1063584. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164644A1063584.en. Accessed on 21 November 2025.

Vernacular names

  • বাংলা: দেশি দাঁড়াশ, ধামন
  • Deutsch: Gebänderte Rattenschlange, Asiatische Rattenschlange
  • English: Oriental Ratsnake
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Bandotan Macan
  • 日本語: ナンダ
  • Jawa: Dumung
  • lietuvių: didžiaakis žaltys
  • मराठी: धामण
  • русский: Большеглазый полоз
  • සිංහල: ගැරඩියා
  • தமிழ்: சாரைப்பாம்பு
  • українська: Птиас звичайний
  • Tiếng Việt: Rắn hổ trâu
  • 粵語: 滑鼠蛇
  • 中文: 滑鼠蛇
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