Elaiophis inornatus

Elaiophis inornatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Elaiophis
Species:

Name

Elaiophis inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

  • Neotype: ZFMK 032712.
  • Type locality: “environs du Cap de Bonne-Espérance” [= vicinities of the Cape of Good Hope].

Combinations

  • Lamprophis inornatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 454 [original combination]
  • Lycodonomorphus inornatus — Kelly et al., 2011: 424 [subsequent combination]
  • Elaiophis inornatus — Tiutenko, Maliuk & Koch, 2025: 225 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Tiutenko, A., Maliuk, A. & Koch, C. 2025. Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Lamprophis inornatus (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae: Boaedontini). Salamandra 61(2): 215–239. Abstract. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Olive Ground Snake
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