Grayia (snake)
| Grayia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Grayiinae[1][2] |
| Genus: | Grayia Günther, 1858[2] |
| Species | |
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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.[3]
Species
The following four species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- 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.
References
- 1 2 "Grayia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 "Grayia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/colubridae/grayiinae.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Grayia, p. 107).
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).
External links
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