Zamenis scalaris
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Zamenis
Species: Zamenis scalaris
Name
[edit]Zamenis scalaris (Schinz, 1822)
- Type material: not designated, unknown.
- Type locality: “Südlichen Frankreich [south of France]”.
Combinations
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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.
- 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
[edit]- 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.
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]català: Serp blanca
English: Ladder Snake
español: Culebra de escalera
euskara: Eskailera-suge
galego: serpe riscada
português: Cobra-de-escada
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