Lycodon aulicus

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: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon aulicus

Name

Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NRM Lin-21 (formerly MAFR).
Type locality: “America” (in error), corrected to “Indien [=India]” by Kramer (1977: 742).

Combinations

Coluber aulicus Linnaeus, 1758: 220 [original combination]
Natrix aulica — Laurenti, 1768: 74 [subsequent combination]
Lycodon aulicus — Boie, 1826: 981 [subsequent combination, by implication]
Lycodon aulicum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 369 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
Ophites aulicus — Griffin, 1909: 596 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Lycodon unicolor Boie, 1827: 551 [synonymized by Boulenger (1893: 352)]
- Type material: unknown. [based on Russell ii, pl. xxxvii]
- Type locality: not stated.
Lycodon atropurpureus Cantor, 1839: 50 [synonymized by Smith (1943: 263)]
- Type material: Bodleian Library. [lost fide Günther (1864: 321)]
- Type locality: “Mergui, Tenasserim”.
Lycodon subfuscus Cantor, 1839: 50 [synonymized by Smith (1943: 263)]
- Type material: Bodleian Library. [lost fide Günther (1864: 315)]
- Type locality: “Bengal”.

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.
Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820, 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20: 508–566. BHL
Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [part 2]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 49–55. BHL
Kramer, E. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 84(3): 721–761. BHL
Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF 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.
Ganesh, S.R. & Vogel, G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bonn zoological Bulletin 67(1): 25–36. PDF Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycodon aulicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 August 2020.
Wogan, G., Diesmos, A.C., Gonzalez, J.C., Srinivasulu, C., Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, B., Das, A., Ganesh, S.R. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Lycodon aulicus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172705A1371194. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172705A1371194.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Indische Wolfzahnnatter
ދިވެހިބަސް: ނައްނުގަތި
English: Indian Wolf Snake
español: Serpiente lobo de la India
Bahasa Indonesia: Ular rumah
українська: Вовкозуб будинковий
中文: 白环蛇

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