Lygophis lineatus

Lygophis lineatus

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Lygophis
Species: Lygophis lineatus

Name

Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes (3): NHR Lin-49–51 (formerly MAFR) via Mus. Drottn.
• Type locality: “Asia” (in error).

Combinations

• Coluber lineatus Linnaeus, 1758: 221 [original combination]
• Herpetodryas lineatus — Schlegel, 1837: 191 [subsequent combination]
• Lygophis lineatus — Fitzinger, 1843: 26 [subsequent combination]
• Aporophis lineatus — Cope, 1885: 76 [subsequent combination]
• Liophis lineatus — Dixon, 1980: 10 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber minervae Linnaeus, 1758: 226
  • Type locality: “Indiis”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygophis lineatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2019.
• Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Rivas, G., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Nogueira, C. & Hoogmoed, M. 2019. IUCN: Lygophis lineatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190553A1954631. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T190553A1954631.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Lined Ground Snake