Liodytes rigida

Liodytes rigida

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: Natricinae
Genus: Liodytes
Species: Liodytes rigida

Name

Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825)

• Holotype: ANSP 16795.
• Type locality: “southern states”.

Combinations

• Coluber rigidus Say, 1825: 239 [original combination]
• Tropidonotus rigidus — Holbrook, 1842: 39 [subsequent combination]
• Natrix rigida — Cope, 1892 [subsequent combination]
• Regina rigida — Baird & Girard, 1853: 46 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonotus leberis rigidus — Jan, 1865: 230 [subsequent combination]
• Liodytes rigida — Price, 1983 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Say, T. 1825. On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias, inhabiting the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 141-154. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Liodytes rigida. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2016. IUCN: Liodytes rigida  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T63886A90084591. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T63886A90084591.en

Vernacular names

English: Crayfish Snake