Leptophis ahaetulla

Leptophis ahaetulla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: Leptophis ahaetulla
Subspecies: L. a. ahaetulla – L. a. bocourti – L. a. bolivianus – L. a. chocoensis – L. a. copei – L. a. liocercus – L. a. marginatus – L. a. nigromarginatus – L. a. occidentalis – L. a. ortonii – L. a. praestans

Name

Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) [conserved name]

• Lectotype: UUZM 2, donated by C. Gyllenborg in 1744. [designated by Savage & Oliver (1956: 149)]
• Type locality: “Asia, America”, restricted to “South America” by Savage & Oliver (1956: 148).
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 524 (1958: 264).

Combinations

• Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758: 225 [original combination]
• Leptophis ahaetulla — Bell, 1825: 328 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber filiformis Linnaeus, 1758: 225 (fide Stejneger, 1933)
• Coluber liocercus Wied, 1824: 665 (fide Stejneger, 1933)
• Ahaetulla liocercus — Gray, 1831: 93
• Dendrophis liocercus — Schlegel, 1837: 224
• Leptophis liocercus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 533
• Leptophis liocercus — Boulenger, 1894: 113

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. 1958. Opinion 524. Interpretation of the nominal species Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758, and addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the generic name Ahaetulla Link, 1807 with Ahaetulla mycterizans Link, 1807 as type species (Class Reptilia). pp. 261–276 In Hemming, F. (Ed.). Opinions and Declarations of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Volume 19. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bell, T. 1825. Zool. Jour., London, 2: 328.
• 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. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1898. An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Mr. W. F. H. Rosenberg in western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 107–126.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptophis ahaetulla. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 June 2022.
• Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Rivas, G., Nogueira, C., Gagliardi, G., Catenazzi, A. & Gonzales, L. 2019. IUCN: Leptophis ahaetulla  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197499A2491090. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T197499A2491090.en. Accessed on 10 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Brasilianische Schlanknatter
English: Parrot Snake
italiano: Lora
português: Azulão-boia
українська: Тонка змія звичайна

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