Synonymy:
- Coluber porphyraceus Cantor, 1839 – Type locality: Mishmee Hills, Assam
- Psammophis nigrofasciatus Cantor, 1839
- Coronella callicephalus Gray, 1853 – Type locality: Khasya, Assam
- Simotes Vaillanti Sauvage, 1876 – Type locality: China
- Ablabes porphyraceus
- Elaphe porphyracea
- Liophis kawakamii Oshima, 1910
- Elaphe porphyracea pulchra Schmidt, 1925 – Type locality: 20 miles north of Yunnanfu, China
- Elaphe porphyracea hainana Mell, 1931
- Elaphe porphyracea sikiangensis Mell, 1931
- Elaphe porphyracea nigrofasciata – Pope, 1935
- Elaphe porphyracea porphyracea – Pope, 1935
- Elaphe porphyracea coxi Schulz & Helfenberger, 1998
- Elaphe porphyracea laticincta Schulz & Helfenberger, 1998
- Oreophis porphyraceus
- Orthriophis porphyraceus
Subspecies:
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839)
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi (Schulz & Helfenberger, 1998)
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii (Oshima, 1910)
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus laticincta (Schulz & Helfenberger, 1998)
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchra (Schmidt, 1925)
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus vaillanti (Sauvage, 1877)
Morphology:
Distribution:
Literature:
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- Grossmann, W. & K.-D. Schulz. 2000. Das Portrait – Elaphe porphyracea laticincta Schulz & Helfenberger. Sauria, 22(2): 2.
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