Grayia smythii
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Grayiinae
Genus: Grayia
Species:
Name
Grayia smythii (Leach, 1818)
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.67, ♀, collected by J. Cranch [Tuckey Expedition] in 1816.
- Type locality: “near Embomma [=Boma]”, Republic Democratic of Congo.
Combinations
- Coluber smythii Leach, 1818: 409 [original combination]
- Grayia smythii — Boulenger, 1894 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Leach, W.E. 1818. Appendix No. IV. A general Notice of the Animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the Expedition to find the Source of the River Zaire. Pp. 407–419 In Tuckey & Smith. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. J. Murray: London. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Chaney, T., Pauwels, O.S.G., Nagy, Z.T., Gvoždík, V., Kusamba, C., Badjedjea, G., Masudi, F.M., Akuboy, J.B., Ernst, R., Trape, J.-F., Chirio, L., Conradie, W., Keates, C., Wallach, V., Zassi-Boulou, A.-C., Vaughan, E.R. & Greenbaum, E. 2024. Phylogenetics and Integrative Taxonomy of African Water Snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Grayia). Herpetological Monographs 38(1): 1–52. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-23-00002.1
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Grayia smithii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 February 2020.
- Luiselli, L., Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Safari, I. & Chenga, J. 2021. IUCN: Grayia smythii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265994A13266003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265994A13266003.en. Accessed on 11 May 2023.
Vernacular names
- English: Smith's African Water Snake