Meizodon plumbiceps
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Meizodon
Species: Meizodon plumbiceps
Name
[edit]Meizodon plumbiceps (Boettger, 1893)
- Holotype: SMF 62453 (formerly ZMUZ), ♂, collected by C. Keller (Ruspoli Expedition) in 1892.
- Type locality: “Ogadeen, Somaliland”.
Combinations
[edit]- Coronella plumbiceps Boettger, 1893: 117 [original combination]
- Meizodon semiornatus plumbeiceps [sic] — Loveridge, 1957 [subsequent combination]
- Meizodon plumbiceps — Hoevers & Johnson, 1982 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Coronella somalica Scortecci, 1932
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Boettger, O. 1893. Übersicht der von Prof. C. Keller anlässlich der Ruspoli'schen Expedition nach den Somaliländern gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier. Zoologischer Anzeiger 16(416): 113–119.
- Scortecci, G. 1932. Descrizione preliminare di un nuovo ofidio ed un anfibio della Somalia italiana. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 71: 58–60.
Links
[edit]- Menegon, M., Malonza, P.K. & Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Meizodon plumbiceps (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176863A42599608. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176863A42599608.en. Accessed on 27 May 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Black-headed Smooth Snake