Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species: Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Subspecies (4): E. p. caesius – E. p. poecilogyrus – E. p. schotti – E. p. sublineatus

Name

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) [conserved name]

• Syntypes (5): AMNH R–3593-94, both ♂, and ZMH 4429-31, collected by Prince Alexander Philippe Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied between 26 November–19 December 1815.
• Type locality: “Brasilien”, restricted to “von Barra de Jucú, unweit des Flusses Espirito Santo” by Wied-Neuwied (1825: 376).
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1832 (1996: 72).

Combinations

• Coluber poecilogyrus Wied-Neuwied, 1824: 669 [original combination]
• Liophis poecilogyrus — Jan, 1863: 291 [subsequent combination]
• Leimadophis poecilogyrus — Amaral, 1927: 78 [subsequent combination]
• Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus — Grazziotin et al., 2012: 457 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber m-nigrum Raddi, 1820: 338 [suppressed name]
  • Type material: ?IRMC.
  • Type locality: “precedente i contorni di Rio-Janeiro”.
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1832 (1996: 72).
• Coluber alternans Lichtenstein, 1823: 104 [suppressed name]
  • Type material: unknown.
  • Type locality: “Brasilia”.
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1832 (1996: 72).
• Natrix forsteri Wagler, 1824: 16 [suppressed name]
  • Holotype: ZSM 1768/0, ♀, collected by Spix and Martius expedition to Brazil between 1817-1820.
  • Type locality: “provincia et prope urbem Bahiae”.
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1832 (1996: 72).
• Coluber doliatus Wied-Neuwied, 1824: 668 [preoccupied by Coluber doliatus Linnaeus, 1766]
  • Holotype: unknown.
  • Type locality: “Brasilien”, restricted to “von Barra de Jucú, unweit des Flusses Espirito Santo” by Wied-Neuwied (1825: 371).
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1832 (1996: 72).

References

Primary references

• Raddi, G. 1820. Di alcune specie nuove di rettili e piante brasiliane (In Italian). Memoria di Matematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana delle Scienze Residente in Modena 18(2): 313–349. BHL Reference page. 
• Lichtenstein, M.H.C. 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen. 118 pp. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss./ T. Trautwein, Berlin. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.40281 Reference page. 
• Wagler, J.G. 1824. Serpentum brasiliensium species novae ou Histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens, recueillies et observées pendant le voyage dans l’intérieur du Brésil dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, exécute par ordre de Sa Majesté le Roi de Bavière, publiée par Jean de Spix, . . ., écrite d’après les notes du voyageur par Jean Wagler. Franc. Seraph. Hubschmann: Monachii. viii + 75 pp. BHL
• Wied-Neuwied, M. zu 1824. Verzeichniss der Amphibien, welche im zwerten Bande der Naturgeschichte Brasiliens vom Prinz Mac von Neuwied werden beschrieben werden. (Nach Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien). Isis von Oken 14(6): 661–674. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1996. Opinion 1832. Coluber poecilogyrus Wied-Neuwied [1824] (currently Liophis poecilogyrus) (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 53(1): 72–73. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Peters, J.A. & Orejas-Miranda, B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Part I. Snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 297: 1–347. BHL Reference page. 
• Dixon, J.R. & Markevich, A.L. 1992. Taxonomy and geographic variation of Liophis poecilogyrus (Wied) from South America (Serpentes: Colubridae). Texas Journal of Science 44: 131–166. Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M., Dixon, J.R. & Wallach, V. 1994. Case 2875. Coluber poecilogyrus Wied-Neuwied, [1824] (currently Liophis poecilogyrus) (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of the specific name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 51(3): 250–252. BHL Reference page. 
• Vanzolini, P.E.† & Myers, C.W. 2015. The herpetological collection of Maximilian, Prince of Wied (1782-1867), with special reference to Brazilian materials. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 395: 155 pp. hdl: 2246/6594 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 February 2021.
• Nogueira, C. de C., Williams, J., Giraudo, A., Fitzgerald, L., Arzamendia, V., Scrocchi, G., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2020. IUCN: Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T50956250A50956261. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956250A50956261.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Goldbauch-Buntnatter
English: Yellow-bellied Snake
español: Culebra verde y negra
português do Brasil: Cobra-de-capim

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