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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermidae |
| Genus: | Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870[1]
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Stoliczkaia (misspelling) | |
Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermidae.[2] The genus contains two species, both from India.[3][4][5]
Etymology
[edit]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, Stoliczkaia Neumayr 1875 is an ammonite genus.[5]
Species
[edit]- Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 – Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake
- Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai Lalronunga, Lalhmangaiha, Zosangliana, Lalhmingliani, Gower, Das, & Deepak, 2021 – Lushai Hills dragon snake
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870: 66–85. (Stoliczkia, new genus, p. 81).
- ^ a b Stoliczkia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (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.
- ^ 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. ("Stoliczka", p. 255).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Genus "Stoliczkaia [sic]", p. 175).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Genus "Stoliczkaia [sic]", p. 125).
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