Hierophis gemonensis

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Hierophis
Species: Hierophis gemonensis

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768) [conserved name]

• Syntypes: Museo Turriano ♂ and ♀. [lost fide Schätti, Stimson, & Henle (1991: 50)]
• Neotype: MHNG 1357.70, adult ♂, collected by W. Zinniker in May 1962. [designated by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174)]
• Type locality: “Gemona”, Italy, redesignated by neotype designation to “Cegar (Zadar, Yugoslavia)”.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1686 (1992: 174).

• Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768: 76 [original combination]
• Zamenis gemonensis — Boulenger, 1893: 395 [subsequent combination]
• Coluber gemonensis — Mertens & Müller, 1928: 46 [subsequent combination]
• Haemorrhois [sic] gemoensis — Welch, 1980 [subsequent combination]
• Eremiophis gemonensis — Welch, 1983 [subsequent combination]
• Hierophis gemonensis — Schätti & Utiger, 2001 [subsequent combination]

• Zamenis gemonensis laurentii Bedriaga, 1882: 113
  • Syntypes: Unknown.
  • Type locality: “Griechenland sind Talоï und das Parnass-Gebirge”.

• 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. 
• Schätti, B., Stimson, A.F. & Henle, K. 1991. Case 2675. Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 (currently Coluber gemonensis), Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789 and Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789 (currently Natrix natrix helvetica) (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of the specific names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 48(1): 50–52. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1992. Opinion 1686. Natrix gemonensis Laurenti, 1768 (currently Coluber gemonensis), Coluber viridiflavus Lacépède, 1789 and Coluber helveticus Lacépède, 1789 (currently Natrix natrix helvetica) (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific names conserved . Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49(2): 174–175. BHL Reference page. 
• Schätti, B. & Utiger, U. 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrae Günther, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes, and related genera (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue suisse de zoologie 108(4): 919–948. BHL Reference page. 

• Schätti, B. & Lanza, B. 1988. The scientific name of the balkan whip snake. Amphibia-Reptilia 9(2): 199–200. DOI: 10.1163/156853888X00611 Reference page. 

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hierophis gemonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 June 2023.
• Lymberakis, P. & Ajtic, R. 2009. IUCN: Hierophis gemonensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61510A12496555. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61510A12496555.en. Accessed on 12 June 2023.

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