Genus Fordonia Gray, 1842
- Fordonia Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic synopsis of the water snakes, or the family Hydridae. pp. 59-68 in Gray, J.E. (ed.). The Zoological Miscellany. London : Treuttel, Würz & Co. [67].
Type species:
Homalopsis leucobalia Schlegel, 1837 by monotypy. - Hydropsis Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [25].
Type species:
Homalops[is] leucobalia Schlegel, 1837 by original designation. - Hemiodontus Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Prodrome général de la classification des serpents. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399-536 [494].
Type species:
Homalopsis leucobalia Schlegel, 1837 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [212]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
SE Asia, Indo-Malayan Archipelago.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2023 | SERPENTES | 14-Feb-2023 | MOVED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |