Xenelaphis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Scotokaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neoreptilia
Cladus: Parapleurota
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Xenelaphis
Species: X. ellipsifer – X. hexgonotus
Name

Xenelaphis
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Braunnatter
English: Brown Snakes

Xenelaphis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae,[1] which are found in Southeast Asia.[2] There are two species in this genus, the ornate brown snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer and the more widespread Malayan brown snake, Xenelaphis hexagonotus.[2][3]
Species

Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger, 1900
Xenelaphis hexagonotus (Cantor, 1847)

References

Genus Xenelaphis at The Reptile Database.
Auliya, Mark; Shepherd, Chris R. (2009). "New data on the poorly known snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger 1900 (Squamata: Colubridae)" (PDF). Hamadryad. Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. 34 (1): 168–171.
Das, Indraneil (2015). "Ornate brown snake Xenelaphis ellipsifer". A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4729-2057-7.