Fowlea piscator

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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Fowlea
Species: Fowlea piscator

Name

Fowlea piscator (Schneider, 1799)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1904.7.27.32, skin [Russell (1796: 38, pl. 33)].
  • Type locality: “Indiae orientalis”, restricted to “the northern coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh State, eastern India” by Vogel & David (2012: 6)].

Combinations

  • Hydrus piscator Schneider, 1799: 247 [original combination]
  • Natrix piscator — Merrem, 1820: 122 [subsequent combination]
  • Tropidonotus piscator — Boie, 1827: 535 [subsequent combination]
  • Nerodia piscator — Wall, 1923 [subsequent combination]
  • Fowlea piscator — Malnate, 1960 [subsequent combination]
  • Xenochrophis piscator — Malnate & Minton, 1965 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Schneider, J.G. 1799. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus primus, continens Ranas, Calamitas, Bufones, Salamandras et Hydros in genera et species descriptos notisque suis distinctos. Frommani: Jenae. 264 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

বাংলা: জলঢোঁড়া, আটঘরিয়া সাপ
English: Checkered Keelback
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