Pseudaspis cana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
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: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudaspididae
Genus: Pseudaspis
Species: Pseudaspis cana

Name

Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NHR Lin-22 (formerly MAFR), ♂.
Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

Coluber canus Linnaeus, 1758: 221 [original combination]
Duberria cana — Fitzinger, 1826 [subsequent combination]
Coronella cana — Duméril & Bibron, 1854 [subsequent combination]
Pseudaspis cana — Cope, 1864 [subsequent combination]

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. Pseudaspis cana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 June 2022.
Beraduccii, J., Howell, K., Msuya, C.A. & Ngalason, W. 2021. IUCN: Pseudaspis cana (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44979717A44979726. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979717A44979726.en. Accessed on 13 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Molslang
Deutsch: Maulwurfsnatter
English: Mole Snake
chiShona: Dowera
svenska: Mullvadssnok
українська: Кротова змія

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