Hierophis gemonensis

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 gemonensis

Name

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768) [conserved name]

Syntypes: Museo Turriano ♂ and ♀. [lost fide Schätti, Stimson, & Henle (1991: 50)]
Neotype: MHNG 1357.70, adult ♂, collected by W. Zinniker in May 1962. [designated by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174)]
Type locality: “Gemona”, Italy, redesignated by neotype designation to “Cegar (Zadar, Yugoslavia)”.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174).

Combinations

Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768: 76 [original combination]
Zamenis gemonensis — Boulenger, 1893: 395 [subsequent combination]
Coluber gemonensis — Mertens & Müller, 1928: 46 [subsequent combination]
Haemorrhois [sic] gemoensis — Welch, 1980 [subsequent combination]
Eremiophis gemonensis — Welch, 1983 [subsequent combination]
Hierophis gemonensis — Schätti & Utiger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Zamenis gemonensis laurentii Bedriaga, 1882: 113
- Syntypes: Unknown.
- Type locality: “Griechenland sind Talоï und das Parnass-Gebirge”.

References

Primary references

Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page.
Schätti, B., Stimson, A.F. & Henle, K. 1991. Case 2675. Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 (currently Coluber gemonensis), Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789 and Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789 (currently Natrix natrix helvetica) (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of the specific names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 48(1): 50–52. 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.
Schätti, B. & Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue suisse de zoologie 108(4): 919–948. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Schätti, B. & Lanza, B. 1988. The scientific name of the balkan whip snake. Amphibia-Reptilia 9(2): 199–200. DOI: 10.1163/156853888X00611 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hierophis gemonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 June 2023.
Lymberakis, P. & Ajtic, R. 2009. IUCN: Hierophis gemonensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61510A12496555. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61510A12496555.en. Accessed on 12 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Balkan-Zornnatter
Ελληνικά: Δεντρογαλιά
English: Balkan Whip Snake
hrvatski: Šara poljarica
македонски: Балкански смок
slovenščina: Belica

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