Natrix helvetica helvetica, Arlay, Jura, Franche-Comté, France
Natrix helvetica — distribution map

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Natrix
Species: Natrix helvetica
Subspecies (5): N. h. cetti – N. h. corsa – N. h. helvetica – N. h. lanzai – N. h. sicula

Name

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Natrix helvetica (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]

  • Type material: Unknown.
  • Type locality: “Mont-Jorat & de ses environs” [=Parc Naturel du Jorat], Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174).

Combinations

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  • Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789: 100 [original combination]
  • Natrix natrix helveticaMertens, 1934: 15 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
  • Natrix helveticaKindler, Chèvre, Ursenbacher, Böhme, Hille, Jablonski, Vamberger & Fritz, 2017: 10 [subsequent combination, restored to species]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Barred Grass Snake
français: Couleuvre helvétique
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