Zamenis persicus

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Zamenis
Species: Zamenis persicus

Name

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Zamenis persicus (Werner, 1913)

  • Holotype: ZMH, ♂, collected by F. Bruns in 20–26 July 1909. [destroyed in July 1943 during WWII]
  • Type locality: “Barferush, Provinz Mazanderan, Persien [=Babol, Mazandaran Province, Iran]”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber longissima var. persicaWerner, 1913: 23 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Elaphe longissima persicaWerner, 1936 [subsequent combination]
  • Elaphe persicaNilson & Andrén, 1984: 162 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
  • Zamenis persicus Utiger, Helfenberger, Schätti, Schmidt, Ruf & Ziswiler, 2002: 119 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Persische Kletternatter
English: Persian Ratsnake
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