Morelia (ICZN)

Morelia (ICZN)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Henophidia

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: Henophidia

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species (6): M. azurea – M. bredli – M. carinata – M. imbricata – M. spilota – M. viridis

Name

• Morelia Gray, 1842

Synonyms

• Morelia Gray, 1842
  • Chondropython Meyer, 1874
  • Australiasis]] Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Nyctophilopython]] Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Montypythonoides]] Smith & Plane, 1985
  • Lenhoserus]] Hoser, 2000
  • Jackypython]] Hoser, 2009 (unavailable name)

• • Original status: valid subgenus of Morelia
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Python carinatus Smith, 1980
    • Fixation: original designation [p. 23] [and monotypy]

References

• Schleip, W.D.; O'Shea, M. 2010: Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. ZooKeys, 66: 29–79. ISSN: 1313-2970 (online) ISSN: 1313-2989 (print) DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.66.683
• Kaiser, H., Crother, B.I., Kelly, C.M.R., Luiselli, L., O'Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W. & Wüster, W. 2013: Best practices: in the 21st century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review, 44: 8–23. [1]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Rautenpythons
日本語: オマキニシキヘビ属

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