Elaiophis inornatus

Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Elaiophis
Species: Elaiophis inornatus
Name
[edit]Elaiophis inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
- Neotype: ZFMK 032712.
- Type locality: “environs du Cap de Bonne-Espérance” [= vicinities of the Cape of Good Hope].
Combinations
[edit]- Lamprophis inornatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 454 [original combination]
- Lycodonomorphus inornatus — Kelly et al., 2011: 424 [subsequent combination]
- Elaiophis inornatus — Tiutenko, Maliuk & Koch, 2025: 225 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Tiutenko, A., Maliuk, A. & Koch, C. 2025. Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Lamprophis inornatus (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae: Boaedontini). Salamandra 61(2): 215–239. Abstract. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Elaiophis inornatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2025.
- Maritz, B. 2018. IUCN: Elaiophis inornatus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T174097A115657404. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T174097A115657404.en
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Olive Ground Snake