Hierophis viridiflavus

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: Hierophis
Species: Hierophis viridiflavus
Subspecies (2): H. v. carbonarius – H. v. viridiflavus

Name

Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]

Type material: Unknown.
Type locality: “plusieurs Provincés de France, & sur-tout dans les méridionales”.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174).

Combinations

Coluber viridi-flavus Lacépède, 1789: 86 [original combination]
Zamenis viridiflavus — Wagler, 1830: 188 [subsequent combination]
Hierophis viridiflavus — Fitzinger, 1843: 26 [subsequent combination]
Zamenis gemonensis viridiflavus — Bedriaga, 1883: 293 [subsequent combination]
Haemorrhois [sic] viridiflavus — Welch, 1980 [subsequent combination]
Eremiophis viridiflavus — Welch, 1983 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Lacépède, B.G.E. 1789. Histoire naturelle des serpens. Tome Second. Hôtel de Thou: Paris. 462 pp. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1992. Opinion 1686. Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 (currently Coluber gemonensis), Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789 and Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789 (currently Natrix natrix helvetica) (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific names conserved . Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49(2): 174–175. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Schätti, B. & Vanni, S. 1986. Intraspecific Variation in Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789, and validity of its subspecies (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae). Revue suisse de Zoologie 93(1): 219–232. BHL Reference page.
Nagy, Z.T., Joger, U., Guicking, D. & Wink, M. 2002. Phylogeography of the European Whip Snake, Coluber (Hierophis) viridiflavus as inferred from nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and ISSR genomic fingerprinting. Biota 3(1–2): 109–118. ResearchGate Reference page.
Nagy, Z.T., Lawson, R., Joger, U. & Wink, M. 2004. Molecular systematics of racers, whipsnakes and relatives (Reptilia: Colubridae) using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 42(3): 223–233.
Utiger, U. & Schätti, B. 2004. Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Cyprus racer, Hierophis cypriensis, and the systematic status of Coluber gemonensis gyarosensis Mertens (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111(1): 225–238. BHL Reference page.
Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page.
Mezzasalma, M., Dall’Asta, A., Loy, A., Cheylan, M., Lymberakis, P., Zuffi, M.A.L., Tomović, L., Odierna, G. & Guarino, F.M. 2015. A sisters’ story: a multidisciplinary study on the comparative phylogeography and taxonomy of Hierophis viridiflavus and H. gemonensis (Serpentes, Colubridae). Zoologica Scripta 44(5): 495–508. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12115 Reference page.
Speybroeck, J., Beukema, W., Dufresnes, C., Fritz, U., Jablonski, D., Lymberakis, P., Martínez-Solano, I., Razzetti, E., Vamberger, M., Vences, M., Vörös, J. & Crochet, P.-A. 2020. Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Amphibia-Reptilia 41(2): 139–189. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-bja10010 Reference page.
Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page.
Senczuk, G., Gramolini, L., Avella, I., Mori, E., Menchetti, M., Aloise, G. & Castiglia, R. 2021. No association between candidate genes for color determination and color phenotype in Hierophis viridiflavus, and characterization of a contact zone. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(3): 748–759. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12451 Reference page.
Storniolo, F., Mangiacotti, M., Zuffi, M.A.L., Scali, S. & Sacchi, R. 2023. Large scale phenotypic characterisation of Hierophis viridiflavus (Squamata: Serpentes): climatic and environmental drivers suggest the role of evolutionary processes in a polymorphic species. Evolutionary Ecology 37: 419–434. DOI: 10.1007/s10682-023-10234-8 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hierophis viridiflavus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 June 2023.
Vogrin, M., Corti, C., Pérez Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P., Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J., Meyer, A., Schmidt, B., Sindaco, R., Romano, A. & Martinez Solano, I. 2009. IUCN: Hierophis viridiflavus (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61449A86246670. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61449A12487580.en. Accessed on 11 June 2023.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Cullebra amariella
català: Serp verda i groga
Deutsch: Gelbgrüne Zornnatter
English: Western Whip Snake
español: Culebra verdiamarilla
euskara: Suge berde-hori
français: Couleuvre verte et jaune
italiano: Biacco