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Acalyptophis peronii

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Acalyptus peronii was named by Duméril (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acalyptophis peronii by Rasmussen (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Acalyptus peronii Duméril
2001Acalyptophis peronii Rasmussen p. 3995

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
subfamilyHydrophiinae()
genusAcalyptophisBoulenger 1896
speciesperonii(Duméril 1853)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acalyptophis peronii Duméril 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available