Revealing two centuries of confusion: new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) (auctt.), with description of a new species from India (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae)


	Platyceps plinii comb. nov. A. Lectotype of Natrix plinii Merrem, 1820, “Patza Tutta” from “Casemcottah” reproduced from Russell (1796, pl. 29), and B. “Die halbbandierte Natte Bechstein (1802, pl. 44, fig. 2).

Part of: Deepak V, Narayanan S, Mohapatra PP, Dutta SK, Melvinselvan G, Khan A, Mahlow K, Tillack F (2021) Revealing two centuries of confusion: new insights on nomenclature and systematic position of Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) (auctt.), with description of a new species from India (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Vertebrate Zoology 71: 253-316. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e64345