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Aurora House Snake

Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Lamprophis aurora
Species recognized by wikipedia POL, Namibia Species List, South Africa Species List, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AF, NCBI, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Lamprophis aurora
Recognized by CalPhotos and Da Silva et al 2020
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Lamprophis aurora Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by ReptileDB
Coluber aurora
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Lamprophis aurora
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Coluber aurora Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Coluber aurora
Synonym according to ReptileDB and NCBI
Coronella aurora
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lamprophis aurora
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Lycodon aurora Boie 1827
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Natrix aurora
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Coluber Aurora Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Coluber aurora Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Coluber aurora Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Coluber aurora Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Lycodon aurora Boie 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Aurora House Snake preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB, Wikidata Common Names, and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names
Night Snake
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Auroraslang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Aurora-huisslang preferred
Recognized by iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Dutch; Flemish

Afrikaanse huisslang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Aurora-Hausschlange preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB and iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Navajo; Navaho

Hooghandi tłʼiish dinilzhinígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Домовая змея-аврора preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Будинкова змія Аврора preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

لیمپروفس ارورا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophiinae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (A. Smith 1843)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Elapoidea
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophis
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (Smith 1843)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (A. Smith 1843)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (A. Smith 1843)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis arabicus
Lamprophis bedriagae
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (Smith 1843)

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophis
Lamprophis aurora (this page)
Lamprophis fiskii
Lamprophis fuscus

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophiinae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Lamprophis guttatus (A. Smith 1843)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie 1827)
Boaedon lineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Boaedon littoralis Trape & Mediannikov 2016
Boaedon longilineatus Trape & Medannikov 2016
Boaedon maculatus Parker 1932
Boaedon mentalis Günther 1888
Boaedon olivaceus (Duméril 1856)
Boaedon paralineatus Trape & Medannikov 2016
Boaedon perisilvestris Trape & Medannikov 2016
Boaedon radfordi Greenbaum, Portillo, Jackson & Kusamba 2015
Boaedon subflavus Trape & Medannikov 2016
Boaedon upembae (Laurent 1954)
Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell 1854)
Bothrolycus ater Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus brunneus Günther 1863
Bothrophthalmus lineatus (Peters 1863)
Chamaelycus christyi Boulenger 1919
Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther 1858)
Chamaelycus parkeri (Angel 1934)
Dendrolycus elapoides (Günther 1874)
Gonionotophis brussauxi (Mocquard 1889)
Gonionotophis grantii (Günther 1863)
Gonionotophis klingi Matschie 1893
Gracililima nyassae (Günther 1888)
Hormonotus modestus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Inyoka swazicus (Schaefer 1970)
Lamprophis abyssinicus Mocquard 1906
Lamprophis erlangeri (Sternfeld 1908)
Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger 1887
Lamprophis fuscus Boulenger 1893
Lamprophis geometricus (Schlegel 1837)
Limaformosa capensis (A. Smith 1847)
Limaformosa chanleri (Stejneger 1893)
Limaformosa crossi (Boulenger 1895)
Limaformosa guirali (Mocquard 1887)
Limaformosa savorgnani (Mocquard 1887)
Limaformosa vernayi (Bogert 1940)
Lycodonomorphus bicolor (Günther 1893)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Lycodonomorphus leleupi (Laurent 1950)
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis Loveridge 1953
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris Fitz Simons 1964
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein 1823)
Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus Laurent 1954
Lycodonomorphus whytii (Boulenger 1897)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Mehelya egbensis Dunger 1966
Mehelya gabouensis Trape & Mané 2005
Mehelya laurenti De Witte 1959
Mehelya poensis (A. Smith 1849)
Mehelya stenopthalmus (Mocquard 1887)
Pseudoboodon boehmei Rasmussen & Largen 1992
Pseudoboodon gascae Peracca 1897
Pseudoboodon lemniscatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854)
Pseudoboodon sandfordorum Spawls 2004

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophiinae
Lamprophis
Lamprophis aurora (this page)
Lamprophis fiskii
Lamprophis fuscus
Lamprophis guttatus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophiinae
Lamprophis
Lamprophis aurora (this page)
Lamprophis abyssinicus
Lamprophis capensis
Lamprophis erlangeri
Lamprophis fiskii
Lamprophis fuliginosus
Lamprophis fuscus
Lamprophis geometricus
Lamprophis guttatus
Lamprophis inornatus
Lamprophis maculatus
Lamprophis olivaceus
Lamprophis virgatus
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