Meizodon coronatus

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: Meizodon
Species: Meizodon coronatus

Name

Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

  • Lectotype: RMNH 90, ♀, collected by D.F. Eschricht between 1830–1837. [designated by Hughes & Barry (1969: 1018)]
  • Type locality: “Côte d'or”.

Combinations

  • Calamaria coronata Schlegel, 1837: 46 [original combination]
  • Coronella coronata — Boulenger, 1894 [subsequent combination]
  • Meizodon coronata — Bogert, 1940 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coryphodon margaritiferus Günther, 1858
  • Coronella bitorquata Günther, 1860

References

Primary references

  • Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  

Additional references

  • Rödel, M.O., Kouadio, K. & Mahsberg, D. 1999. Die Schlangenfauna des Comoé-Nationalparks, Elfenbeinküste: Ergänzungen und Ausblick. Salamandra 35(3): 165–180. PDF Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Western Crowned Snake
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