Lycodon aulicus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon aulicus

Name edit

Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NRM Lin-21 (formerly MAFR).
Type locality: “America” (in error), corrected to “Indien [=India]” by Kramer (1977: 742).

Combinations edit

Coluber aulicus Linnaeus, 1758: 220 [original combination]
Natrix aulica — Laurenti, 1768: 74 [subsequent combination]
Lycodon aulicus — Boie, 1826: 981 [subsequent combination, by implication]
Lycodon aulicum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 369 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
Ophites aulicus — Griffin, 1909: 596 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms edit

Lycodon unicolor Boie, 1827: 551 [synonymized by Boulenger (1893: 352)]
- Type material: unknown. [based on Russell ii, pl. xxxvii]
- Type locality: not stated.
Lycodon atropurpureus Cantor, 1839: 50 [synonymized by Smith (1943: 263)]
- Type material: Bodleian Library. [lost fide Günther (1864: 321)]
- Type locality: “Mergui, Tenasserim”.
Lycodon subfuscus Cantor, 1839: 50 [synonymized by Smith (1943: 263)]
- Type material: Bodleian Library. [lost fide Günther (1864: 315)]
- Type locality: “Bengal”.

References edit

Primary references edit

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Boie, F. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg, 1820, 1te Lieferung, Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20: 508–566. BHL
Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [part 2]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 49–55. BHL
Kramer, E. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 84(3): 721–761. BHL
Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page.

Additional references edit

Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
Ganesh, S.R. & Vogel, G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bonn zoological Bulletin 67(1): 25–36. PDF Reference page.

Links edit

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycodon aulicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 August 2020.
Wogan, G., Diesmos, A.C., Gonzalez, J.C., Srinivasulu, C., Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, B., Das, A., Ganesh, S.R. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Lycodon aulicus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172705A1371194. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172705A1371194.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.

Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Indische Wolfzahnnatter
ދިވެހިބަސް: ނައްނުގަތި
English: Indian Wolf Snake
español: Serpiente lobo de la India
Bahasa Indonesia: Ular rumah
українська: Вовкозуб будинковий
中文: 白环蛇

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