Biology:Macropisthodon
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| Macropisthodon plumbicolor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Macropisthodon Boulenger, 1893 |
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Macropisthodon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to Asia.
Species
The genus Macropisthodon contains four species which are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Macropisthodon flaviceps (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Macropisthodon plumbicolor (Cantor, 1839)
- Macropisthodon rhodomelas (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827)
- Macropisthodon rudis Boulenger, 1906
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macropisthodon.
References
- ↑ Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Ouvrard D (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/macropisthodon/match/1. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Macropisthodon ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Macropisthodon, new genus, p. 265).
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Wikidata ☰ Q2245781 entry
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