The Nomenclature of Certain Taxa of Higher Categories in Snakes

The important classification of snakes by Underwood provides sources of nominal snake taxa, but overlooks several original usages and in some cases does not fully conform in form of citation with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. With the invaluable assistance of Kuhn's catalog, this commentary attempts to rectify the nomenclature of certain snake taxa of the higher categories (family-group), in accordance with the Code and original sources as now known. Names discussed are: Acrochordidae Bonaparte, 1831; Aniliidae Stejneger, 1907 (1826); Anomalepididae Taylor, 1939; Boiginae Stejneger, 1907 (1896); Bolyeriinae Hoffstetter, 1946;