Fowlea piscator

Fowlea piscator

Fowlea piscator — distribution map

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: Natricinae
Genus: Fowlea
Species: Fowlea piscator

Name

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

• Hydrus piscator Schneider, 1799: 247 [original combination]
• Natrix piscator — Merrem, 1820: 122 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonotus piscator — Boie, 1827: 535 [subsequent combination]
• Nerodia piscator — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]
• Fowlea piscator — Malnate, 1960 [subsequent combination]
• Xenochrophis piscator — Malnate & Minton, 1965 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1799. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus primus, continens Ranas, Calamitas, Bufones, Salamandras et Hydros in genera et species descriptos notisque suis distinctos. Frommani: Jenae. 264 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Vogel, G. & David, P. 2012. A revision of the species group of Xenochrophis piscator (Schneider, 1799) (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa 3473(1): 1–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3473.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Fowlea piscator. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 October 2019.
• Stuart, B.L., Wogan, G., Thy, N., Nguyen, T.Q., Vogel, G., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Shankar, G., Mohapatra, P., Thakur, S. & Papenfuss, T. 2021. IUCN: Fowlea piscator  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172646A1358305. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172646A1358305.en. Accessed on 17 April 2023.

Vernacular names

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

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