IRMNG - Scolecophis Fitzinger, 1843

IRMNG taxon details

Scolecophis Fitzinger, 1843

IRMNG_ID

1295686 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1295686)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Colubridae Oppel, 1811

Direct children (3)

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Species Scolecophis atrocinctus Schlegel, 1837
Species Scolecophis atrocincta Fitzinger, 1843 accepted as Scolecophis atrocinctus Schlegel, 1837
Species Scolecophis scytalinus Cope, 1867 accepted as Clelia scytalina Cope, 1867

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fitzinger, L. (1843). Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus: Amblyglossae. Vindobonae: Braumüller und Seidel. 106 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23715
page(s): 25 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Scolecophis Fitzinger, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1295686 on 2025-07-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (7)

original description Fitzinger, L. (1843). Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus: Amblyglossae. Vindobonae: Braumüller und Seidel. 106 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23715
page(s): 25 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/Uetz, 1995- [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Uetz, 1995- [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]