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Lytorhynchus diadema  (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1082055

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Heterodon diadema A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854
  
  Common Name(s): Crowned Leafnose Snake [English]
  
    Awl-headed Snake [English]
  
    Diademed Sand Snake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyColubridae Oppel, 1811 – Colubrids, Typical Snakes  
                                     SubfamilyColubrinae Oppel, 1811  
                                        GenusLytorhynchus Peters, 1862  
                                           SpeciesLytorhynchus diadema (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854) – Crowned Leafnose Snake, Awl-headed Snake, Diademed Sand Snake  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Subspecies Lytorhynchus diadema arabicus Haas, 1952  
                                              Subspecies Lytorhynchus diadema diadema (A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron and A. H. A. Duméril, 1854)  
                                              Subspecies Lytorhynchus diadema gaddi Nikolsky, 1907  
                                              Subspecies Lytorhynchus diadema mesopotamicus Haas, 1952  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Lytorhynchus diadema    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Lytorhynchus diadema, Awl-headed Snake [English], Crowned Leafnose Snake [English], Diademed Sand Snake [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
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