Farancia abacura

Farancia abacura

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Heterodontinae
Genus: Farancia
Species: Farancia abacura
Subspecies (2): F. a. abacura – F. a. reinwardtii

Name

Farancia abacura (Holbrook, 1836)

• Holotype: ANSP 5146, ♀, collected by J.E. Holbrook between 1822–1836.
• Type locality: “South Carolina”, restricted to “Charleston, South Carolina” by Schmidt (1953: 185).

Combinations

• Coluber abacurus Holbrook, 1836: 119 [original combination]
• Helicops abacurus — Holbrook, 1842 [subsequent combination]
• Farancia abacurus — Baird & Girard, 1853: 123 [subsequent combination]
• Hydrops abacura — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 [subsequent combination]
• Calopisma abacurum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 342 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Homalopsis reinwardtii Schlegel, 1837: 173
• Farancia drummondii Gray, 1842
• Farancia fasciata Gray, 1849
• Homolopsis crassa Blyth, 1854: 300

References

Primary references

• Holbrook, J.E. 1836–1840. North American Herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. J. Dobson: Philadelphia. Volume I: 120 pp. + XXIII pls. BHL; Volume II: 125 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume III: 122 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume IV: 126 pp. + XXVIII pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Farancia abacura  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63779A12707670. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63779A12707670.en. Accessed on 03 November 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schlammnatter
English: Mud Snake

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