Homalopsis buccata

Homalopsis buccata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

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: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Homalopsis

Species: Homalopsis buccata

Name

• Homalopsis buccata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: lost fide Andersson (1899: 16).

Neotype: FMNH 250114, ♀, collected by K. Lim on 1 May 1992. [designated by Murphy et al. (2012: 10)]

Type locality: “Indiis”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Singapore” by Murphy et al. (2012: 10).

Combinations

• Coluber buccatus Linnaeus, 1758: 217 [original combination]
• Vipera buccata — Daudin, 1803: 220 [subsequent combination]
• Homalopsis buccata — Schlegel, 1837: 2 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 8: 1–43. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Homalopsis buccata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 November 2018.
• Murphy, J., Brooks, S.E. & Zug, G.R. 2010.IUCN: Homalopsis buccata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176682A7283049. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176682A7283049.en

Vernacular names

English: Puff-faced Water Snake
Bahasa Indonesia: Ular air
日本語: ヒロクチミズヘビ
русский: Удавовидный уж
ไทย: งูหัวกะโหลก
українська: Вуж удавоподібний

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