Eirenis thospitis

Taxonavigation

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: Eirenis
Species: Eirenis thospitis

Name

Eirenis thospitis Schmidtler & Lanza, 1990

Type locality: 2–3 km N NE of Van, about 2000 m elevation (E Turkey).

Holotype: MZUF 33663.

Synonyms

• Eirenis punctatolineatus punctatolineatus Baran, 1976 (part.)
• Eirenis (Pediophis) thospitis — Nagy et al., 2004

References

Primary references

• Schmidtler, J.F. & Lanza, B. 1990. A new dwarf-snake (Eirenis) from Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. Amphibia-Reptilia, Leiden 11: 363–371.
• Nagy, Z.T.; Schmidtler, J.F. Joger, U. & Wink, M. 2004. Systematik der Zwergnattern (Reptilia: Colubridae: Eirenis) und verwandter Gruppen anhand von DNA-Sequenzen und morphologischen Daten. Salamandra 39 (3/4): 149–168.

Additional references

• Venchi, Alberto and Roberto Sindaco 2006. Annotated checklist of the reptiles of the Mediterranean countries, with keys to species identification. Part 2 -Snakes (Reptilia, Serpentes). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria", Genova, XCVIII: 259–364.

Links

• Eirenis thospitis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 Sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Van Dwarf Racer