NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Many-banded Green Snake
Ptyas multicincta (Roux, 1907)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Ptyas multicincta, the many-banded green snake or north China green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Wikipedia contributors, Ptyas multicincta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:32:55.271662+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptyas multicincta (Roux, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Roux, 1907)
- Common name
- Many-banded Green Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusPtyas
- speciesPtyas multicincta (Roux, 1907)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptyas. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sulawesi Black RacerPtyas dipsas (Schlegel, 1837) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown Rat SnakePtyas fusca (Günther, 1858) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese RatsnakePtyas korros (Schlegel, 1837) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Smooth-Scaled Mountain Rat SnakePtyas luzonensis (Günther, 1873) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-bordered Rat SnakePtyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1855) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sakishima Green SnakePtyas herminae (Boettger, 1895) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bach Ma green rat snakePtyas bachmaensis Nguyen, Vo, Orlov, Phan, Le, Nguyen, Tran, Murphy & Che, 2024 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptyas dhumnades (Cantor, 1842) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| DhamanPtyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ablabes multicinctus bicolor Angel, 1929 Angel, 1929 | synonym |
| Ablabes multicinctus Roux, 1907 Roux, 1907 | synonym |
| Zamenis moi Smith, 1921 Smith, 1921 | synonym |
| Liopeltis sinii Fan, 1931 Fan, 1931 | synonym |
| Ablabes retrofasciatus Angel, 1920 Angel, 1920 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ptyas&species=multicincta Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8GQ8S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.