Spalerosophis josephscorteccii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Spalerosophis
Species: Spalerosophis josephscorteccii

Name

Spalerosophis josephscorteccii Lanza, 1964

• Holotype: MZUF 2587, ♂, collected by G. Scortecci in 1953.
• Type locality: “L’oasi di Gàlgalo (49°03’E X 11°00’N) circa a 35 km a SSW di Bosaso (Bender Cassim), sulle montagne calcaree dell’Ahl Medò, ad un’altitudine approssimativa di 875 m (Somalia settentrionale)”.

Combinations

• Sphalerosophis [sic] josephscorteccii Lanza, 1964: 47 [original combination, incorrect genus spelling]

References

Primary references

• Lanza, B. 1964. Il genere Sphalerosophis e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Monitore Zoologico Italiano 72: 47–64.

Links

• Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Spalerosophis josephscorteccii  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T20878749A20878754. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T20878749A20878754.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Scortecci's Diadem Snake