| Higher Taxa | Cylindrophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Island Pipe Snake |
| Synonym | Cylindrophis opisthorhodus BOULENGER 1897: 506
Cylindrophis opisthorhodus — DE ROOIJ 1917: 38
Cylindrophis opisthorhodus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 154
Cylindrophis opisthorhodus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 204 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Komodo)
Type locality: Lombok, 1500 feet elevation
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| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.16.148-149 |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (958 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Apparently named after Greek οπισθε, opisthe, meaning “posterior, backwards”, and Greek rhodon = rose, possibly after the pinkish lower part of tail. |
| References |
- Amarasinghe AAT, Campbell PD, Hallermann J, Sidik I, Supriatna J, Ineich I. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis Wagler, 1828 (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Southeast Asia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9 (1): 34–51
- Boulenger, G.A. 1897. List of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. Alfred Everett in Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Saru, with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 19: 503-509 - get paper here
- de Rooij, N. DE 1917. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Il. Ophidia. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 334 S. - get paper here
- Lang, Ruud de 2011. The Snakes of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. Asian Herpetological Research 2 (1): 46-54 - get paper here
- Lang, Ruud de 2012. Snakes of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. Edition Chimaira, 349 pp. - get paper here
- McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
- McDowell, S.B. 1975. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part lI. Aniloidea and Pythoninae. Journal of Herpetology 9 (1): 1-79 - get paper here
- Mertens, R. 1930. Die Amphibien und Reptilien der Inseln Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa und Flores. Senck. Naturf. Gesell., Frankfurt am Main, Abhandl. 42(3): 117-344.
- Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
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