Simalia tracyae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pythonoidea 

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: Henophidia
Superfamilia: Pythonoidea

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Simalia
Species: Simalia tracyae

Name

Simalia tracyae (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale, 2000)

  • Holotype: UTA 44473, adult ♂, purchased from a skin dealer, collected in February 1995.
  • Type locality: “near Tobelo”, Halmahera Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

Combinations

  • Morelia tracyae Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale, 2000: 166 [original combination]
  • Simalia tracyaeReynolds, Niemiller & Revell, 2014: 211 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • Indonesia: Moluccas Islands: Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai islands.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Halmahera Python