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Enhydrina schistosa

Osteichthyes - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Hydrophis schistosus was named by Daudin (1803). It is extant.

It was recombined as Enhydrina schistosa by Rasmussen (2001).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2020-06-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Hydrophis schistosus Daudin
2001Enhydrina schistosa Rasmussen p. 3996

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
genusEnhydrinaGray 1849
speciesschistosa(Daudin 1803)

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.

Enhydrina schistosa Daudin 1803
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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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available