Fowlea piscator
Fowlea piscator — distribution map

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: Natricinae
Genus: Fowlea
Species: Fowlea piscator

Name

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Fowlea piscator (Schneider, 1799)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1904.7.27.32, skin [Russell (1796: 38, pl. 33)].
  • Type locality: “Indiae orientalis”, restricted to “the northern coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh State, eastern India” by Vogel & David (2012: 6)].

Combinations

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  • Hydrus piscator Schneider, 1799: 247 [original combination]
  • Natrix piscatorMerrem, 1820: 122 [subsequent combination]
  • Tropidonotus piscatorBoie, 1827: 535 [subsequent combination]
  • Nerodia piscatorWall, 1923 [subsequent combination]
  • Fowlea piscatorMalnate, 1960 [subsequent combination]
  • Xenochrophis piscatorMalnate & Minton, 1965 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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বাংলা: জলঢোঁড়া, আটঘরিয়া সাপ
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Fischnatter
English: Checkered Keelback
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