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Convict Snake Eel

Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Elapsopis versicolor
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Leiuranus versicolor
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, Philippines Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, and South Pacific Species List
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner 1934
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson 1848
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Cyclophichthys versicolor
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Elapsopis cyclorhinus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Elapsopis cyclorhinus
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Species recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Elapsopis versicolor
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Leiuranus versicolor
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia EN, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Recognized by Fishbase
Ophichthus cyclorhinus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Ophisurus versicolor
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cyclophichthys versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Elapsopsis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner 1934
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson 1848
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cyclophichthys versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Elapsopsis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner 1934
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson 1848
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Cyclophichthys versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cyclophichthys versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Elapsopsis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Elapsopsis versicolor (Richardson 1848)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner 1934
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ophichthus cyclorhinus Fraser-Brunner 1934
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson 1848
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Ophisurus versicolor Richardson 1848
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Convict snake eel preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Czech

Hadař kruhorypý preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Hadař molucký
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Estonian

Laikiri-vöötangerjas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Curated hierarchies for Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Leiuranus
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Leiuranus
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Leiuranus
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Leiuranus Bleeker 1853
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Elapsopis Kaup 1856
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (Fraser-Brunner 1934) (this page)
Elapsopis versicolor (Richardson 1848)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Ophichthus
Ophichthus cyclorhinus (this page)
Ophichthus alleni
Ophichthus altipennis
Ophichthus apachus
Ophichthus aphotistos
Ophichthus apicalis
Ophichthus arneutes
Ophichthus asakusae
Ophichthus ater
Ophichthus bangko
Ophichthus bennettai
Ophichthus bicolor
Ophichthus bonaparti
Ophichthus brachynotopterus
Ophichthus brasiliensis
Ophichthus brevicaudatus
Ophichthus brevirostris
Ophichthus callaensis
Ophichthus celebicus
Ophichthus cephalozona
Ophichthus chamensis
Ophichthus chilkensis
Ophichthus congroides
Ophichthus cruentifer
Ophichthus cylindroideus
Ophichthus dicellurus
Ophichthus echeloides
Ophichthus episcopus
Ophichthus erabo
Ophichthus evermanni
Ophichthus exourus
Ophichthus fasciatus
Ophichthus fowleri
Ophichthus frontalis
Ophichthus garretti
Ophichthus genie
Ophichthus gomesii
Ophichthus grandoculis
Ophichthus hirritus
Ophichthus humanni
Ophichthus hyposagmatus
Ophichthus ishiyamorum
Ophichthus karreri
Ophichthus kunaloa
Ophichthus lentiginosus
Ophichthus leonensis
Ophichthus limkouensis
Ophichthus longipenis
Ophichthus machidai
Ophichthus macrochir
Ophichthus macrops
Ophichthus maculatus
Ophichthus madagascariensis
Ophichthus manilensis
Ophichthus marginatus
Ophichthus mecopterus
Ophichthus megalops
Ophichthus melanochir
Ophichthus melanoporus
Ophichthus melope
Ophichthus menezesi
Ophichthus microcephalus
Ophichthus microstictus
Ophichthus miyamotonis
Ophichthus multiserialis
Ophichthus mystacinus
Ophichthus obtusus
Ophichthus ocellatus
Ophichthus omorgmus
Ophichthus ophis
Ophichthus ornatissimus
Ophichthus pacifici
Ophichthus parilis
Ophichthus polyophthalmus
Ophichthus puncticeps
Ophichthus regius
Ophichthus remicaudus
Ophichthus remiger
Ophichthus retifer
Ophichthus retrodorsalis
Ophichthus rex
Ophichthus roseus
Ophichthus rotundus
Ophichthus rufus
Ophichthus rugifer
Ophichthus rutidoderma
Ophichthus rutidodermatoides
Ophichthus serpentinus
Ophichthus shaoi
Ophichthus singapurensis
Ophichthus stenopterus
Ophichthus tchangi
Ophichthus tetratrema
Ophichthus timorensis
Ophichthus tomioi
Ophichthus triserialis
Ophichthus tsuchidae
Ophichthus unicolor
Ophichthus urolophus
Ophichthus woosuitingi
Ophichthus zonatus
5 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Ophisurus
Ophisurus versicolor (this page)
Ophisurus alternans
Ophisurus apicalis
Ophisurus baccidens
Ophisurus boro
Ophisurus breviceps
Ophisurus broekmeyeri
Ophisurus californiensis
Ophisurus cancrivorus
Ophisurus caudatus
Ophisurus celebicus
Ophisurus cheilopogon
Ophisurus chrysops
Ophisurus cirrocheilos
Ophisurus crocodilinus
Ophisurus dicellurus
Ophisurus diepenhorsti
Ophisurus fasciatus
Ophisurus gomesii
Ophisurus grandoculis
Ophisurus guineensis
Ophisurus guttatus
Ophisurus harancha
Ophisurus havanensis
Ophisurus hispanus
Ophisurus hoevenii
Ophisurus hypselopterus
Ophisurus intertinctus
Ophisurus latemaculatus
Ophisurus longus
Ophisurus macrochir
Ophisurus macrorhynchos
Ophisurus multiserialis
Ophisurus nigrepinnis
Ophisurus pardalis
Ophisurus polyodon
Ophisurus porphyreus
Ophisurus potamophilus
Ophisurus regius
Ophisurus remiger
Ophisurus rostellatus
Ophisurus semicinctus
Ophisurus serpens

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Cyclophichthys
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus (this page)
Cyclophichthys versicolor

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Cyclophichthys
Cyclophichthys versicolor (this page)
Cyclophichthys cyclorhinus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Elapsopis
Elapsopis versicolor (this page)
Elapsopis cyclorhinus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Elapsopis
Elapsopis cyclorhinus (this page)
Elapsopis versicolor

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Ophichthini
Leiuranus
Leiuranus versicolor (this page)
Leiuranus phoenixensis
Leiuranus semicinctus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Leiuranus
Leiuranus versicolor (Richardson 1848) (this page)
Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett 1839)
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