Natrix tessellata

Natrix tessellata

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: Natrix
Species: Natrix tessellata

Name

• Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768)

Holotype: not designated, formerly FAT (Museo Illustrissimi Turriano), location unknown.

Type locality: “Japidia, vulgo Cars” [=Kras Plateau, Slovenia].

Combinations

• Coronella tessellata Laurenti, 1768: 87 [original combination]
• Coluber tessellatus — Gmelin, 1788: 1114 [subsequent combination]
• Natrix tessellatus — Merrem, 1820: 136 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonotus tessellatus — Wagler, 1830: 179 [subsequent combination]
• Natrix tessellata — Bonaparte, 1834 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Natrix tessellata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
• Agasyan, A., Avci, A., Tuniyev, B., Isailovic, J.C., Lymberakis, P., Andrén, C., Cogalniceanu, D., Wilkinson, J., Ananjeva, N., Üzüm, N., Orlov, N., Podloucky, R., Tuniyev, S., Kaya, U., Ajtic, R., Vogrin M., Corti, C., Mellado, V.P., Sá-Sousa, P., Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J., Baha El Din, S.M., Nettmann, H.K., De Haan, C.C., Sterijovski, B., Schmidt, B. & Meyer, A. 2010. IUCN: Natrix tessellata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T157256A5062170. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T157256A5062170.en

Vernacular names

български: Сива водна змия
čeština: Užovka podplamatá
Deutsch: Würfelnatter
English: Dice snake
français: Couleuvre tessellée
עברית: נחש מים משובץ
magyar: Kockás sikló
македонски: Рибарка
Nederlands: Dobbelsteenslang
polski: Zaskroniec rybołów
русский: Водяной уж
slovenščina: Kobranka
српски / srpski: Речна змија
svenska: Rutsnok
Türkçe: Damalı su yılanı
українська: Водяний вуж
中文: 棋斑水游蛇

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