Morelia (ICZN)
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Henophidia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species (6):
M. azurea – M. bredli – M. carinata – M. imbricata – M. spilota – M. viridis
Name
[edit]- Morelia Gray, 1842
Synonyms
[edit]- Morelia Gray, 1842
- Chondropython Meyer, 1874
- Australiasis]] Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Nyctophilopython]] Wells & Wellington, 1985
- Montypythonoides]] Smith & Plane, 1985
- Lenhoserus]] Hoser, 2000
- Jackypython]] Hoser, 2009 (unavailable name)
- Original status: valid subgenus of Morelia
- Gender: masculine
- Type species: Python carinatus Smith, 1980
- Fixation: original designation [p. 23] [and monotypy]
References
[edit]- Schleip, W.D.; O'Shea, M. 2010: Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. ZooKeys, 66: 29–79. ISSN: 1313-2970 (online) ISSN: 1313-2989 (print) DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.66.683
- Kaiser, H., Crother, B.I., Kelly, C.M.R., Luiselli, L., O'Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W. & Wüster, W. 2013: Best practices: in the 21st century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review, 44: 8–23. [1]
Vernacular names
[edit]日本語: オマキニシキヘビ属
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