''Grayia'' (snake)
| Grayia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamprophiinae |
| Genus: | Grayia Günther, 1858[1] |
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Grayia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes.
Etymology
The generic name, Grayia, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[2]
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Grayia caesar (Günther, 1863) – Caesar's African water snake
- Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866) – ornate African water snake
- Grayia smythii (Leach, 1818) – Smith's African water snake
- Grayia tholloni Mocquard, 1897 – Thollon's African water snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Grayia.
The specific name, smythii, is in honor of Norwegian botanist Christen Smith.[2] The specific name, tholloni, is in honor of François-Romain Thollon (1855–1896) who was a French collector of natural history specimens in Africa.[2]
References
- ↑ "Grayia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/colubridae/grayiinae.
- 1 2 3 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Grayia, p. 107; G. smythii, p. 247; G. tholloni, p. 265.).
- ↑ "Grayia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Grayia, p. 286).
- Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Grayia, new genus, pp. 50–51).
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