Zamenis scalaris

Taxonavigation

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Zamenis
Species: Zamenis scalaris

Name

Zamenis scalaris (Schinz, 1822)

Type material: not designated, unknown.
Type locality: “Südlichen Frankreich [south of France]”.

Combinations

Coluber scalaris Schinz, 1822: 123 [original combination]
Rhinechis scalaris — Bonaparte, 1838: 118 [subsequent combination]
Elaphe scalaris — Lankes, 1911: 568 [subsequent combination]
Zamenis scalaris — Wallach, Williams & Boundy, 2014: 809 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Coluber marmoratus Gravenhorst, 1807 [nomen oblitum]
Rhinechis agassizii Michahelles in Wagler, 1833: Taf. 25 + unnumbered page
Coluber bilineatus Schinz, 1833: 148
Xenodon michahelles Schlegel, 1837: 92
Coluber hermannii Lesson, 1841: 58

References

Primary references

Schinz, H.R. 1822. Das Thierreich, eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie von den Herrn Ritter von Cuvier. Zweiter Band: Reptilien, Fische, Weichthiere, Ringelwürmer. J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung: Stuttgart & Tübingen. xvi + 835 pp. BHL Reference page.
Wagler, J.G. 1828-1833. Descriptiones et icones Amphibiorum. Tres partes cum XXXVI tabulis. J.G. Cottae: Monachii, Stuttgartiae et Tubingae. unnumbered text + 36 pls. BHL Reference page.
Bonaparte, C.L. 1832–1841. Iconographia della Fauna Italica per le Quattro Classi degli Animali Vertebrati. Tomo II. Amphibi. Salviucci: Rome. 65 pp. + 153 pls. BHL Reference page.
Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.

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Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page.

Additional references

Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xii + 781–1536 pp. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page.

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Lenk, P., Joger, U. & Wink, M. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships among European ratsnakes of the genus Elaphe Fitzinger based on mitochondrial DNA sequence comparisons. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(3): 329–339. DOI: 10.1163/156853801317050124 Reference page.
Utiger, U., Helfenberger, N., Schätti, B., Schmidt, C., Ruf, M. & Ziswiler, V. 2002. Molecular Systematics and Phylogeny of Old and New World Ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and Related Genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(2): 105–124. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2002-9-2-105-124 [nonfunctional] Reference page.
Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F.G., Graboski, R., Fuentes, R.G., Sánchez-Martinez, P., Montingelli, G.G., Zhang, Y.-P. & Murphy, R.W. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Sibynophis (Serpentes: Colubroidea). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 52(12): 141–149. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492012001200001 Reference page.
Figueiroa, A., McKelvy, A.D., Grismer, L.L., Bell, C.D. & Lailvaux, S.P. 2016. A Species-Level Phylogeny of Extant Snakes with Description of a New Colubrid Subfamily and Genus. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0161070. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161070 Reference page.
Salvi, D., Mendes, J., Carranza, S. & Harris, D.J. 2018. Evolution, biogeography and systematics of the western Palaearctic Zamenis ratsnakes. Zoologica Scripta 47(4): 441–461. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12295 Reference page.
Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Zamenis scalaris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 October 2022.
Pleguezuelos, J.M., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V., Marquez, R., Cheylan, M., Corti, C. & Martínez-Solano, I. 2009. IUCN: Zamenis scalaris (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61565A12516902. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61565A12516902.en. Accessed on 17 October 2022.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Cullebra blanca
català: Serp blanca
English: Ladder Snake
español: Culebra de escalera
euskara: Eskailera-suge
galego: serpe riscada
português: Cobra-de-escada