Lampropeltis triangulum
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: Lampropeltis triangulum
Name
[edit]Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]
- Type material: not designated, unknown. [lost fide Williams (1978: 75)]
- Type locality: “Amérique”, restricted to “vicinity of New York City” by Schmidt (1953: 208).
- Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 804 (1967: 18).
Combinations
[edit]- Coluber triangulum Lacépède, 1789: 86 [original combination]
- Ablabes triangulum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 315 [subsequent combination]
- Lampropeltis triangula — Cope, 1860: 256 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]
Synonyms
[edit]- Ophibolus clericus Baird & Girard, 1853: 88
- Lectotype: USNM 2380, adult ♂, collected by C.B. Kennerly, date unknown. [designated by Blanchard (1921)]
- Type locality: “Clarke County, Virginia”.
- Ophibolus doliatus collaris Cope, 1888: 383
- Lectotype: USNM 2433, adult ♂, collected by E.R. Boardman, date unknown. [designated by Blanchard (1921)]
- Type locality: “Elmira, Stark County, Illinois”.
- Ophibolus doliatus temporalis Cope, 1893: 1068
- Holotype: ANSP 3597, ♂, collected by Mr. Drexter, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Delaware”.
- Ophibolus doliatus syspilus Cope, 1888: 381
- Holotype: USNM 13380, adult ♂, collected by R. Ridgeway, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Richland County, Illinois”.
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.
- Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1967. Opinion 804. Coluber doliatus Linnaeus, 1766 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 24(1): 18–19. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Ruane, S., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses. Systematic Biology 63(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt099 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis triangulum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2023.
- Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis triangulum (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197493A2490171. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T197493A2490171.en. Accessed on 14 June 2023.
Vernacular names
[edit]Deutsch: Östliche Milchnatter
English: Eastern Milksnake
magyar: Vörös királysikló
日本語: ミルクヘビ
lietuvių: Pieniškoji gyvatė
Nederlands: Melkslang
polski: Lancetogłów mleczny
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