Dendroaspis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Dendroaspis Schlegel, 1848: 5 [conserved name]

Type species: Elaps jamesoni Traill, 1843, by monotypy.
Gender: feminine.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 709 (1964: 210).

Schlegel, H. 1848. Over Elaps jamesonii Traill ust. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1: 5
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1964. Opinion 709. Dendraspis Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 21(3): 210–211. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Dendroaspis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 May 2025.