Natrix maura

Natrix maura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Natrix
Species: Natrix maura

Name

Natrix maura (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Lectotype: NHR Lin-214 (formerly MAFR). [designated by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 477)]
• Type locality: “Algiriae [= Algeria]”.

Combinations

• Coluber maurus Linnaeus, 1758: 219 [original combination]
• Natrix maura — Lindholm, 1929: 81 [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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Natrix maura. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 January 2019.
• Mateo Miras, J.A., Cheylan, M., Saïd Nouira, M., Joger, U., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V., Schmidt, B., Meyer, A., Sindaco, R., Romano, A. & Martínez-Solano, I. 2009. IUCN: Natrix maura  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61538A12510365. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61538A12510365.en

Vernacular names

aragonés: Cullebra d'augua
català: Colobra escurçonera
Deutsch: Vipernatter
English: Viperine Water Snake
español: Culebra viperina
euskara: Suge biperakara
français: Couleuvre vipérine
italiano: Natrice viperina
македонски: Маварска барска змија
Nederlands: Adderringslang
português: Cobra-de-água-viperina
русский: Гадюковый уж
українська: Гадюковий вуж

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