Natrix helvetica
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Natrix
Species: Natrix helvetica
Subspecies (5): N. h. cetti – N. h. corsa – N. h. helvetica – N. h. lanzai – N. h. sicula
Name
[edit]Natrix helvetica (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]
- Type material: Unknown.
- Type locality: “Mont-Jorat & de ses environs” [=Parc Naturel du Jorat], Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174).
Combinations
[edit]- Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789: 100 [original combination]
- Natrix natrix helvetica — Mertens, 1934: 15 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
- Natrix helvetica — Kindler, Chèvre, Ursenbacher, Böhme, Hille, Jablonski, Vamberger & Fritz, 2017: 10 [subsequent combination, restored to species]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Lacépède, B.G.E. 1789. Histoire naturelle des serpens. Tome Second. Hôtel de Thou: Paris. 462 pp. BHL Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1992. Opinion 1686. Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 (currently Coluber gemonensis), Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789 and Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789 (currently Natrix natrix helvetica) (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific names conserved . Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49(2): 174–175. BHL Reference page.
- Kindler, C., Chèvre, M., Ursenbacher, S., Böhme, W., Hille, A., Jablonski D., Vamberger, M. & Fritz, U. 2017. Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species. Scientific Reports 7: 7378. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07847-9 Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Kindler, C. & Fritz, U. 2018. Phylogeography and taxonomy of the barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica), with a discussion of the subspecies category in zoology. Vertebrate Zoology 68(3): 269–281. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Schild, A., Baur, H., Hertwig, S.F., Fritz, U. & Ursenbacher, S. 2024. Genetic identification, morphology and distribution of Natrix helvetica subspecies in southern and western Switzerland (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes). ZooKeys 1205: 233–238. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.123911 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]français: Couleuvre helvétique