Zamenis lineatus

Zamenis lineatus

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 lineatus

Name

Zamenis lineatus (Camerano, 1891)

• Holotype: MSNM 942 (formerly MZUT 434), ♂.
• Type locality: “contorni di Napoli, Italia”.

Combinations

• Callopeltis longissimus var. lineata Camerano, 1891: 458 [original combination]
• Elaphe lineata — Lenk & Wüster, 1999: 159 [subsequent combination]
• Zamenis lineatus — Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler, 2002: 119 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Camerano, L. 1891. Monografia degli ofidi Italiani. Parte Seconda. Colubridi e monografia dei cheloni Italiani. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino Série 2 41: 403–481.
• Lenk, P. & Wüster, W. 1999. A multivariate approach to the systematics of Italian ratsnakes of the Elaphe longissima complex (Reptilia: Colubridae): Revalidation of Camerano’s Callopeltis longissimus var. lineata. Herpetological Journal 9(4): 153–162. PDF 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Zamenis lineatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2022.
• Corti, C., Sindaco, R. & Romano, A. 2009. IUCN: Zamenis lineatus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61595A12505636. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61595A12505636.en. Accessed on 20 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Italian Aesculapian Snake
italiano: Saettone Occhirossi

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