Plagiopholis | |
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Plagiopholis styani | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxenodontinae |
Genus: |
Plagiopholis Boulenger, 1893 |
Plagiopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] [2] The genus is native to Asia.
The species of the genus Plagiopholis are found in Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The snakes of this genus are mountainous species that can be found in grasses and bushes. They feed primarily on earthworms, frogs, and arthropods ( Zhao 2006). All species are oviparous, meaning they use internal fertilization to lay eggs. [8] The genus Plagiopholis can be distinguished from the other genus in the subfamily Pseudoxenodontinae ( Pseudoxenodon) by their lower midbody scale count, entire anal plate, and smaller size ( O'Shea 2018).
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Plagiopholis.
The specific name, blakewayi, is in honor of a Lieutenant Blakeway who resigned from the British army and collected reptiles in what is now Myanmar. [9]
The specific name, delacouri, is in honor of French-born American ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour. [9]
Plagiopholis | |
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Plagiopholis styani | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Pseudoxenodontinae |
Genus: |
Plagiopholis Boulenger, 1893 |
Plagiopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] [2] The genus is native to Asia.
The species of the genus Plagiopholis are found in Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The snakes of this genus are mountainous species that can be found in grasses and bushes. They feed primarily on earthworms, frogs, and arthropods ( Zhao 2006). All species are oviparous, meaning they use internal fertilization to lay eggs. [8] The genus Plagiopholis can be distinguished from the other genus in the subfamily Pseudoxenodontinae ( Pseudoxenodon) by their lower midbody scale count, entire anal plate, and smaller size ( O'Shea 2018).
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Plagiopholis.
The specific name, blakewayi, is in honor of a Lieutenant Blakeway who resigned from the British army and collected reptiles in what is now Myanmar. [9]
The specific name, delacouri, is in honor of French-born American ornithologist Jean Théodore Delacour. [9]