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Barred Grass Snake
The barred grass snake (''Natrix helvetica'') is a non-venomous colubrid snake from Western Europe, living in and close to water. It was included within the grass snake species, ''Natrix natrix'', until August 2017, when genetic analysis led to its reclassification as a separate species. Subspecies There are currently five subspecies of ''Natrix helvetica'' recognized (having been formerly classified as subspecies of '' N. natrix''): *''N. helvetica helvetica'' (syn. ''N. natrix helvetica'') *''N. helvetica cetti'' (syn. ''N. natrix cetti'') *''N. helvetica corsa'' (syn. ''N. natrix corsa'') *''N. helvetica lanzai'' (syn. ''N. natrix lanzai'') *''N. helvetica sicula'' (syn. ''N. natrix sicula'') Description The barred grass snake has a dark grey-green upper body with characteristic black barring along the flanks. The underparts are pale. It has a distinctive yellow and black collar around the neck, a feature it shares with the grass snake. It can grow to a length of over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Germain De Lacépède
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (; 26 December 17566 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason. He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the '' Histoire Naturelle''. Biography Lacépède was born at Agen in Guienne. His education was carefully conducted by his father, and the early perusal of Buffon's Natural History ('' Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière'') awakened his interest in that branch of study, which absorbed his chief attention. His leisure he devoted to music, in which, besides becoming a good performer on the piano and organ, he acquired considerable mastery of composition, two of his operas (which were never published) meeting with the high approval of Gluck; in 1781–1785 he also brought out in two volumes his ''Poétique de la musique''. Meantime he wrote two treatises, ''Essai sur l'électricité'' (1781) and ''Physique générale et partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
