Elaphe quatuorlineata

Elaphe quatuorlineata

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe quatuorlineata
Subspecies (4): E. q. muenteri – E. q. parensis – E. q. quatuorlineata – E. q. scyrensis

Name

Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]

• Holotype: Unknown [? Cabinet du Roi].
• Type locality: “Provence”, France (in error).
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 490 (1957: 182).

Combinations

• Coluber quatuorlineatus Lacépède, 1789: 82 [original combination]
• Elaphe quatuorlineata — Nikolski, 1916: 133 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber nauii Donndorf, 1798: 206 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Coluber quadristriatus Donndorf, 1798: 207 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Coluber quaterradiatus Gmelin, 1799: 158 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Coluber pictus Pallas, 1811: 45 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Coluber alpestris Ménétries, 1832: 68 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
• Coluber poecilocephalus Fischer, 1832: 575 (fide Boulenger)
• Elaphis sauromates var. graeca Bedriaga, 1881
• Elaphis cervone Schreiber, 1875: 254
• Elaphe quatuorlineata preamatura Werner, 1935

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. 1957. Opinion 490. Action under the Plenary Powers to preserve for use in its accustomed sense the generic name Elaphe Fitzinger, 1833 (Class Reptilia). pp. 179–196 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 17, part 12. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mertens, R. & Müller, L. 1929. Zur Nomenklatur einiger Eidechsen und Schlangen Europas. Zoologischer Anzeiger 84: 295–302.
• Mertens, R. 1961. Zur Synonymie, Taxionomie und Verbreitung der Vierstreifennatter, Elaphe quatuorlineata. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 12(3-4): 324–331.
• Lenk, P., Joger, U. & Wink, M. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships among European ratsnakes of the genus Elaphe Fitzinger based on mitochondrial DNA sequence comparisons. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(3): 329–339. DOI: 10.1163/156853801317050124 Reference page. 
• Kornilios, P., Thanou, E., Lymberakis, P., Sindaco, R., Liuzzi, C. & Sinos, G. 2014. Mitochondrial phylogeography, intraspecific diversity and phenotypic convergence in the four-lined snake (Reptilia, Squamata). Zoologica Scripta 43(2): 149–160. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12045 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elaphe quatuorlineata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 June 2023.
• Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J., Ajtic, R., Vogrin, M., Corti, C., Pérez-Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P. Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J.M., Lymberakis, P., Sindaco, R., Romano, A. & Jelić, D. 2009. IUCN: Elaphe quatuorlineata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T157264A5065135. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T157264A5065135.en. Accessed on 16 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Westliche Vierstreifennatter
Ελληνικά: Λαφιάτης
English: Four-lined Ratsnake
español: serpiente de cuatro líneas
français: Couleuvre à quatre raies
hrvatski: Kravosas
italiano: Cervone
日本語: シマヘビ
македонски: Ждрепка
slovenščina: Progasti gož

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