Pseudaspis cana

Pseudaspis cana

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: Pseudaspididae
Genus: Pseudaspis
Species:

Name

Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Holotype: NHR Lin-22 (formerly MAFR), ♂.
  • Type locality: “Indiis”.

Combinations

  • Coluber canus Linnaeus, 1758: 221 [original combination]
  • Duberria canaFitzinger, 1826 [subsequent combination]
  • Coronella canaDuméril & Bibron, 1854 [subsequent combination]
  • Pseudaspis canaCope, 1864 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Molslang
  • Deutsch: Maulwurfsnatter
  • English: Mole Snake
  • chiShona: Dowera
  • svenska: Mullvadssnok
  • українська: Кротова змія
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