Sibynophis sagittarius (CANTOR, 1839)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Sibynophiinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Cantor’s black-headed snake |
Synonym | Calamaria sagittaria CANTOR 1839: 49 Enicognathus grayi JAN 1863 (fide SMITH 1943) Enicognathus braconnieri JAN 1863 (fide SMITH 1943) Enicognathus Grayi — JAN 1866 Enicognathus Braconnieri — JAN 1866 Polyodontophis sagittarius — BOULENGER 1890: 303 Polyodontophis sagittarius — BOULENGER 1893: 187 Sibynophis subpunctatus ceylonicus DE SILVA 1969 Sibynophis sagittarius — SMITH 1943: 280 Sibynophis sagittaria — DAS 1996: 59 Sibynophis sagittaria — MURTHY 2010 Sibynophis sagittarus — KÄSTLE et al. 2013: 525 (in error) Sibynophis sagittarius — WALLACH et al. 2014: 673 |
Distribution | C/NE India (Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat etc), Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan (KHAN, pers. comm.) Type locality: Tirhut, Bengal |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 60.3.19.12.68, "Bengal, Tirhoot" (= Tirhut, also known as Trihuta, Tirabhukti, Bideha, Mithila and Nichchhan, in Muzaffarpur, 26º 07'N; 85º 24'E). The register lists the specimen as from Pinang (= Pulau Penang, West Malaysia; in error). Lectotype: NMSL [ceylonicus] |
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Comment | VYAS 2007 listed Sibynophis sagittarius as “Sibynophis sagittarius (= subpunctatus)” without further explanation. |
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