Opinion 2465 (Case 3750) – Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved

doi:10.21805/bzn.v77.a047

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Abstract

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the specific name of Dasypeltis atraSternfeld, 1912 for a species of colubrid snake from central and eastern Africa by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Dasypeltis lineolataPeters, 1878, whenever the two are considered synonyms.

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"Opinion 2465 (Case 3750) – Dasypeltis atra Sternfeld, 1912 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 77(1), 145-146, (30 December 2020). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v77.a047

Published: 30 December 2020

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