Anilius scytale

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aniliidae
Genus: Anilius
Species: Anilius scytale
Subspecies (2): A. s. phelpsorum – A. s. scytale

Name

Anilius scytale (Linnaeus, 1758) {conserved name]

Lectotype: NHR Lin-13 (formerly MAFR). [designated by McDiarmid et al. (1999: 157)]
Type locality: “Indiis”.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 651 (1963: 111).

Combinations

Anguis scytale Linnaeus, 1758: 228 [original combination]
Tortrix scytale— Oppel, 1811 [subsequent combination]
Anilius scytale— Oken, 1816 [subsequent combination]
Ilysia scytale— Lichtenstein, 1823 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1963. Opinion 651. Anilius Oken, 1816 (Reptilia); Validation under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(2): 111–113. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.

Links

Arredondo, J.C., Castañeda, M.R., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Velasco, J., Hoogmoed, M.S., Nogueira, C. de C., Schargel, W., Rivas, G. & Martins, M.R.C. 2019. IUCN: Anilius scytale (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T167047A15204086. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T167047A15204086.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

català: Anílid
čeština: Vinejš červený
Deutsch: Korallenrollschlange
English: Burrowing False Coral
suomi: Koralliluikertaja
magyar: Kétfejű csavarodósikló
Nederlands: Onechte koraalslang
norsk: Falsk korallslange
polski: Cylindrowcowate
русский: Коралловая сверташка
slovenčina: Zvíjavcovité
svenska: Falsk korallorm
ไทย: งูปะการังแปลง, งูท่อ
українська: Валикова змія коралова
中文: 筒蛇