Dasypeltis

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Dasypeltis scabra

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Dasypeltis
Species (18): D. abyssina – D. arabica – D. atra – D. bazi – D. confusa – D. congolensis – D. crucifera – D. fasciata – D. gansi – D. inornata – D. latericia – D. loveridgei – D. medici – D. palmarum – D. parascabra – D. sahelensis – D. scabra – D. taylori

Name[edit]

Dasypeltis Wagler, 1830: 178 [conserved name]

  • Type species: Coluber scaber Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.
  • Gender: masculine.
  • Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 387 (1956: 243).

Synonyms[edit]

  • Anodon Smith, 1829: 143 [suppressed by Opinion 387 (1956: 243)]
    • Type species: Anodon typus Smith, 1829, by monotypy.
    • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 387 (1956: 243).
  • Rachiodon Jourdan, 1834: 214 [substitute name for Anodon Smith, 1829]
  • Deirodon Owen, 1841: 220 [substitute name for Anodon Smith, 1829]

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

  • Wagler, J.G. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugetiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung: München, Stuttgart, & Tübingen. 354 pp. BHL Reference page
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1956. Opinion 387. Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Anodon Smith, 1829, for the purpose of validating the generic name Dasypeltis Wagler, 1830, for the African Egg-eating Snake (Class Reptilia) . pp. 241–250 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 12. Part 8. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 452 pp. BHL Reference page

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Vernacular names[edit]

ak: Pampansrada
беларуская: Змеі-яйцаеды
Deutsch: Afrikanische Eierschlangen
English: African Egg-eating Snakes
日本語: タマゴヘビ属
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