Coluber herbeus Wied, 1824

Vanzolini, Paulo E. & Myers, Charles W., 2015, The Herpetological Collection Of Maximilian, Prince Of Wied (1782 - 1867), With Special Reference To Brazilian Materials, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2015 (395), pp. 1-155 : 57

Coluber herbeus Wied, 1824

1821 Reise 2: 208.

1824 Isis : 668 (diagnosis).

1825 Beitra¨ge: 349.

PRESENT STATUS: Philodryas olfersii herbeus (Wied, 1824) , following Thomas (MS.: 161).

REMARKS: This species was referred to in the Reise as ‘‘Cobra verde,’’ without a Latin name or a diagnostic footnote. The name therefore dates from the 1824 Isis .

In the Beitra¨ge it is stated that the specimen was not preserved, so there is no point in looking for a holotype.

The type locality is loosely designated in the Beitra¨ge as ‘‘Sertong 30 der Capitania da Bahia ’’ [an administrative district] —the bush country of the Captaincy of Bahia ; in the

30 ‘‘Sertong’’ was a German phonetic rendering of Sertão (‘‘bush country’’ or ‘‘wild backcountry’’). In Wied’s case, the phrase quoted means Bahia west of the Atlantic forest.

Reise, however, there is an exact statement, ‘‘Os Porcos’’ (Porcos, 15 ° 049S, 41 ° 009W).