Grayia ornata
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Grayiinae
Genus: Grayia
Species:
Name
Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866)
- Syntypes (n=3): MB unnumbered (2 specimens) and ZMB 7772.
- Type locality: “interior d'Angola (Duque de Bragança)”.
Combinations
- Macrophis ornatus Bocage, 1866: 47 [original combination]
- Glaniolestes ornatus — Peters, 1877: 617 [subsequent combination]
- Grayia ornata — Mocquard, 1897: 8 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Bocage, J.V.B. 1866. Lista dos reptis das possessões portuguezas d'Africa occidental que existem no Museu Lisboa. Jornal de Sciências Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes 1: 37–56. BHL
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 ornata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 February 2020.
- Kusamba, C., Chippaux, J.-P. & Gonwouo, N.L. 2020. IUCN: Grayia ornata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13265980A13265988. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13265980A13265988.en. Accessed on 28 July 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: Ornate African Water Snake