Aspidelaps lubricus

Aspidelaps lubricus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Aspidelaps
Species: Aspidelaps lubricus
Subspecies (2): A. l. cowlesi – A. l. lubricus

Name

Aspidelaps lubricus (Laurenti, 1768)

• Lectotype (iconotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: pl. 43, fig. 3).
• Type locality: “Africanus, ex Promontorio Bonae Spei [=Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]”.

Combinations

• Natrix lubrica Laurenti, 1768: 80 [original combination]
• Elaps lubricus — Merrem, 1820: 143 [subsequent combination]
• Naja lubrica — Schlegel, 1837: 484 [subsequent combination]
• Aspidelaps lubricus — Smith, 1849: 21 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidelaps lubricus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 January 2019.
• Alexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2021. IUCN: Aspidelaps lubricus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110167993A139741175. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110167993A139741175.en. Accessed on 26 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Coral Snake