Cylindrophis ruffus

Cylindrophis ruffus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Cylindrophiidae
Genus: Cylindrophis
Species:
C. ruffus
Binomial name
Cylindrophis ruffus
(Laurenti, 1768)
Synonyms
  • Anguis ruffa Laurenti, 1768
  • [Anguis] rufus - Gmelin, 1788
  • [Anguis] striatus Gmelin, 1788
  • Eryx rufus - Daudin, 1803
  • [Tortrix] rufa - Merrem, 1820
  • [Scytale] Schuechzeri Merrem, 1820
  • A[guis]. (E[lysia].) rufus - Hemprich, 1820
  • Ilysia rufa - Lichtenstein, 1823
  • Cylindrophis resplendens Wagler, 1828
  • [Tortrix] rufus - Gray, 1831
  • Cylindrophis rufa - Gray, 1842
  • Cylindrophis rufus - Cantor, 1847
  • Anguis rubra - Gray, 1849
  • Anguis rufa Var. Javanica Gray, 1849
  • Cylindrophis rufus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Cylindrophis rufus rufus - M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Cylindrophis rufus burmanus
    M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Cylindrophis rufus - Campden-Main, 1970[2]

The red-tailed pipe snake, red cylinder snake,[3] or common pipe snake[1] (Cylindrophis ruffus) is a nonvenomous cylindrophiid snake species found in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

  1. ^ a b Wogan, G.; Vogel, G.; Nguyen, T.Q. & Thy, N. (2012). "Cylindrophis ruffus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T192080A2037269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192080A2037269.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Species Cylindrophis ruffus at The Reptile Database. Accessed 27 October 2014.