Eirenis modestus

Taxonavigation

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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: Eirenis
Species: Eirenis modestus
Subspecies: E. m. cilicius – E. m. modestus – E. m. semimaculatus

Name

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Eirenis modestus (Martin, 1838)

Type locality: Trabzon, Turkey.

Synonyms

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  • Coronella modesta Martin, 1838: 82
  • Eirenis modestus modestus Martin, 1838
  • Coluber nigricollis Dwigubsky, 1832
  • Contia collarisBoulenger, 1894: 260
  • Cyclophis modestusMehely, 1894: 85
  • Contia modestaBoulenger, 1913
  • Eirenis modestusEngelmann et al., 1993
  • Eirenis (Eirenis) modestus modestusNagy et al., 2004

References

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  • Martin 1839. [A Collection of snakes procured by the Euphrates Expedition] Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1838: 81–84.
  • Engelmann, W.E. et al. 1993. Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas. Neumann Verlag (Radebeul, Germany), 440 pp.
  • Nagy, Z.T.; Schmidtler, J.F. Joger, U. & Wink, M. 2004. Systematik der Zwergnattern (Reptilia: Colubridae: Eirenis) und verwandter Gruppen anhand von DNA-Sequenzen und morphologischen Daten. Salamandra 39 (3/4): 149–168.
  • Eirenis modestus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 Sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Asia Minor Dwarf Racer