Stoliczkia

Stoliczkia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Xenodermidae
Genus:	Stoliczkia; Jerdon, 1870
Type species
	Stoliczkia khasiensis; Jerdon, 1870
Synonyms
	Stoliczkaia (misspelling)

Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermidae. The genus contains two species, both from India.

Etymology

The genus is named after Ferdinand Stoliczka, Moravian-born zoologist who later worked for the Geological Survey of India. 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.

Species

There are two species:

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

1 2 Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870: 66–85. (Stoliczkia, new genus, p. 81).
1 2 Stoliczkia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
1 2 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.
1 2 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).

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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[Jerdon-1] 1 2 Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870: 66–85. (Stoliczkia, new genus, p. 81).

[RDB-2] 1 2 Stoliczkia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.

[WallachEtAl2014-3] 1 2 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.

[RDB_borneensis-4] Stoliczkia borneensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.

[RDB_khasiensis-5] 1 2 Stoliczkia khasiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.

[BeolensEtAl2011-6] 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).

Stoliczkia

Etymology

Species

References

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