Aspidelaps lubricus
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Aspidelaps
Species: Aspidelaps lubricus
Subspecies (2): A. l. cowlesi – A. l. lubricus
Name
[edit]Aspidelaps lubricus (Laurenti, 1768)
- Lectotype (iconotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: pl. 43, fig. 3).
- Type locality: “Africanus, ex Promontorio Bonae Spei [=Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]”.
Combinations
[edit]- Natrix lubrica Laurenti, 1768: 80 [original combination]
- Elaps lubricus — Merrem, 1820: 143 [subsequent combination]
- Naja lubrica — Schlegel, 1837: 484 [subsequent combination]
- Aspidelaps lubricus — Smith, 1849: 21 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidelaps lubricus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 January 2019.
- Alexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2021. IUCN: Aspidelaps lubricus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110167993A139741175. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110167993A139741175.en. Accessed on 26 June 2023.