Stoliczkia
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| Genus: | Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870
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| Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870[1]
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Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermatidae.[2] There are only two species, one from Northeast India and the other from Borneo.[3][4][5]
Etymology
The genus is named after Ferdinand Stoliczka,[1] Moravian-born zoologist who later worked for the Geological Survey of India.[6] Many subsequent publications have used the spelling Stoliczkaia. However, Stoliczkia is considered valid because it was repeated twice in Jerdon's original publication, rendering a spelling error unlikely. Moreover, the name Stoliczkaia is now preoccupied by Stoliczkaia Neumayr 1875, an ammonite genus.[5]
Species
- Stoliczkia borneensis (Boulenger, 1899) — Borneo red snake, Stolickza's stream snake
- Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 — Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake
References
- ^ a b Jerdon, T.C. (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870 (March): 66–85.
- ^ a b Stoliczkia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b Van Wallach; Kenneth L. Williams; Jeff Boundy (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 689. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4.
- ^ Stoliczkia borneensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b Stoliczkia khasiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- ^ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (26 July 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. JHU Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
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