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Zamenis
''Zamenis'' is a genus of Old World non-venomous snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. Etymology The Genus, generic name ''Zamenis'' comes from Greek language, Greek ''wiktionary:ζαμενής, ζαμενής'' (Latin, lat. ''wiktionary:vehemens, vehemens'', ''wiktionary:iracundus, iracundus'')Johann Georg Wagler, Wagler, J. (1830). ''Natürliches System der Amphibien : mit vorangehender Classification der Säugethiere und Vögel : ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate, in German and Latin. (''Zamenis'', new genus, p. 188.Available onlineat the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). meaning "angry", "irritable", "fierce". Species The following six species are recognized as being valid: www.reptile-database.org. *''Zamenis hohenackeri'' – Transcaucasian ratsnake *''Zamenis lineatus'' – Italian Aesculapian snake *''Zamenis longissimus'' – Aesculapian snake *''Zamenis persicus'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transcaucasian Ratsnake
The Transcaucasian ratsnake (''Zamenis hohenackeri)'', also commonly known as the Gavand snake, is a species of nonvenomous ratsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Western Asia and the Middle East. There are three recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''hohenackeri'', is in honor of Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker, who was a Swiss missionary, physician, and naturalist. Geographic range ''Z. hohenackeri'' is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, southwestern Russia, Syria, and Turkey. Description ''Z. hohenackeri'' may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long. Dorsally, it is gray with four alternating series of dark brown spots. Ventrally, it is reddish or yellowish, marbled or spotted with gray. On the head, there is a diagonal black streak from the eye to the corner of the mouth, and a vertical black line below the eye. Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Aesculapian Snake
The Italian Aesculapian snake (''Zamenis lineatus'') is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. Geographic range ''Z. lineatus'' is endemic to southern Italy and Sicily. The northern limit of its geographical range is the Province of Caserta in the west and the Province of Foggia in the east. It is absent from the Salentine Peninsula (Salento), which is the "heel" of the "boot" of Italy. The type locality is Naples. Description The Italian Aesculapian snake is a medium to large snake that reaches a maximum total length (including tail) of . Dorsally, it is yellowish brown and may have four dark brown stripes. If present, the stripes are of equal width and equidistant. The dorsal scales are smooth. The iris of the eye is red, giving it the common name in Italian of ''saettone occhirossi'' (red-eyed racer). Habitat The natural habitats of ''Z. lineatus'' are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, pastureland, rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Ratsnake
The Persian ratsnake (''Zamenis persicus'') is a species of medium-sized nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Western Asia. Geographic range ''Z. persicus'' is found in temperate northwestern Iran and Azerbaijan, in the area near the Caspian Sea. Description Adults of ''Z. persicus'' are from up to in total length (including tail), and usually jet black or grey with white markings along the lateral portion of the forebody. Males seem to grow larger than females. Taxonomy ''Z. persicus'' has habits very similar to '' Z. situla'' and for many years it was considered a subspecies of '' Elaphe longissima''. It was granted full species status in 1984 (Nilson and Andrén). Behavior The Persian ratsnake is principally regarded as a terrestrial species, spending most of its time in the leaf litter; however, it is also an agile climber and will mount low brush. Diet The diet of ''Z. persicus'', like that of most colubrids, consists primarily of smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Ratsnake
The European ratsnake (''Zamenis situla''), or the leopard snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae. This species is found in southeastern Europe and western Anatolia. Taxonomy The European ratsnake was first formally described as ''Coluber Situla'' by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' published in 1758. Linnaeus gave the type locality as Egypt but this species does noy occur there. This species is classified in the genus ''Zamenis'' which belongs to the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. Geographic range The European ratsnake is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Turkey, Ukraine, and possibly Cyprus. Description The European ratsnake is gray or tan with a dorsal series of reddish or brown transverse blotches, which have black borders. On each side is a series of smaller black spots, alternating with the dorsal blotches. There is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladder Snake
The ladder snake (''Zamenis scalaris'') is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe. Distribution The geographic range of the ladder snake includes Portugal, Spain, southern France and just into Italy, also Menorca and the Iles d'Hyères off Provence, but it is absent from northern Iberia including much of the Pyrenees, Galicia (although the species is found on Ons Island, in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park |
Snake Genera
List of reptile genera lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by living genus, spanning two subclasses. Subclass Anapsida Order Testudinata (turtles) Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. Suborder Pleurodira Source: * Superfamily Cheloides ** Family Chelidae *** Genus '' Acanthochelys'' *** Genus '' Chelodina'' *** Genus '' Chelus'' - mata mata *** Genus '' Elseya'' *** Genus '' Elusor'' - Mary River turtle *** Genus '' Emydura'' *** Genus '' Flaviemys'' - Manning River snapping turtle *** Genus '' Hydromedusa'' *** Genus '' Mesoclemmys'' *** Genus '' Myuchelys'' *** Genus '' Phrynops'' *** Genus '' Platemys'' - twist-necked turtle *** Genus '' Pseudemydura'' - western swamp turtle *** Genus '' Ranacephala'' - Hoge's side-necked turtle *** Genus '' Rheodytes'' *** Genus '' Rhinemys'' - red side-necked turtle * Superfamily Pelomedusoides ** Family Pelomedusidae ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. Colubrid snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica. Description Colubrids are a very diverse group of snakes. They can exhibit many different body styles, body sizes, colors, and patterns. They can also live in many different types of habitats including aquatic, terrestrial, semi-arboreal, arboreal, desert, mountainous forests, semi-fossorial, and brackish waters. A primarily shy and harmless group of snakes, the vast majority of colubrids are not venomous, nor do most colubrids produce venom that is medically significant to mammals. However, the bites of some can escalate quickly to emergency situations. Furthermore, within the Colubridae, the South African boomslang and twig snakes, as well as the Asian keelback snakes (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Werner
Franz Josef Maria Werner (15 August 1867 in Vienna – 28 February 1939 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specializing as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, insects, and other organisms. His father introduced him at age six to reptiles and amphibians. A brilliant student, he corresponded often with George Albert Boulenger (1858–1937) and Oskar Boettger (1844–1910) who encouraged his studies with these animals. Werner obtained his doctorate in Vienna in 1890 and then after spending a year in Leipzig, began to teach at the Vienna Institute of Zoology. In 1919, he became tenured as a professor, maintaining this title until his retirement in 1933. Although working close to the Vienna Natural History Museum, he could not use their herpetological collections, after the death of its director, Franz Steindachner (1834–1919), who did not like Werner, and had barred him from accessing the collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (often shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name, or a scientific name; more informally, it is also called a Latin name. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the system is also called nomenclature, with an "n" before the "al" in "binominal", which is a typographic error, meaning "two-name naming system". The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
