Cyclophiops doriae
| Cyclophiops doriae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Cyclophiops |
| Species: | C. doriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclophiops doriae Boulenger, 1888 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cyclophiops doriae, commonly known as Doria's green snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Asia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2]
Geographic range
C. doriae is found in China, (Yunnan), Burma (Kachin Hills), and India (Assam).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cyclophiops doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclophiops doriae, p. 75).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1888. An Account of the Reptilia obtained in Burma, north of Tenasserim, by M[onsieur]. L. Fea, of the Genova Civic Museum. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Series 2, 6 (26): 593-604 + Plates V-VII. (Cyclophiops doriae, new species, p. 599 + Plate VI, figures 1, 1a, 1b).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Ablabes doriæ, new combination, pp. 306–307).
- Boulenger GA. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Ablabes doriæ, pp. 279–280).
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