Platyceps plinii
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Platyceps
Species: Platyceps plinii
Name
[edit]Platyceps plinii (Merrem, 1820)
- Lectotype: based on Russell’s (1796, p. 34–35 pl. 29) [unlocated; designated by Deepak et al. (2021)]
- Type locality: “Bengalen”, restricted to “Casemcottah” [= Kasimkota village], Andhra Pradesh state, India, by Deepak et al. (2021).
Combinations
[edit]- Natrix plinii Merrem, 1820: 101 [original combination]
- Lycodon fasciolatus Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack, 2021 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page.
- Deepak, V., Narayanan, S., Mohapatra, P.P., Dutta, S.K., Melvinselvan, G., Khan, A., Mahlow, K. & Tillack, F. 2021. Revealing two centuries of confusion: new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of the Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) (auctt.), with description of a new species from India (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 253–316. DOI: 10.3897/vz.71.e64345 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platyceps plinii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2023.