Natriciteres sylvatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Natriciteres
Species: Natriciteres sylvatica

Name

• Natriciteres sylvatica Broadley, 1966: 5

Holotype: NMZB-UM 8354, ♂.

Type locality: “Inyangani Tea Estates, Inynaga District, Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe], at 2,500 feet”.

Combinations

• Natriciteres variegata sylvatica Broadley, 1966: 5 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Natriciteres sylvatica — Spawls et al., 2002 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1966. A review of the genus Natriciteres Loveridge (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 2(35): 1–11. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Natriciteres sylvatica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Forest Marsh Snake