Grayia smythii

Grayia smythii

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: Grayiinae
Genus: Grayia
Species: Grayia smythii

Name

Grayia smythii (Leach, 1818)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.67, ♀, collected by J. Cranch [Tuckey Expedition] in 1816.
• Type locality: “near Embomma [=Boma]”, Republic Democratic of Congo.

Combinations

• Coluber smythii Leach, 1818: 409 [original combination]
• Grayia smythii — Boulenger, 1894 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Leach, W.E. 1818. Appendix No. IV. A general Notice of the Animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the Expedition to find the Source of the River Zaire. Pp. 407–419 In Tuckey & Smith. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. J. Murray: London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Grayia smithii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 February 2020.
• Luiselli, L., Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Safari, I. & Chenga, J. 2021. IUCN: Grayia smythii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265994A13266003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265994A13266003.en. Accessed on 11 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Smith's African Water Snake