Senjecas Tax. Herpetiles

Introduction

• In the Sefdaanian cultures, each individual is a member of a hierarchy of communities. The Ethrans have used this hierarchy as a pattern for their classification of life forms.

1. The individual is, first of all, a member of one of the six Loquent Peoples. The largest of the taxonomic communities is that of the leudha (< le̋uðu, people). Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
2. Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋iɱa (< ta̋iɱa, region), corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
3. Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina (< kőino, commune), corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
4. Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma (< ða̋mu, family), corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
5. Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝǫ̋ra (< ȝǫ̋ru, sibling), corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
6. And finally there is the individual himself. This division, the še̋ða (< še̋ðu, individual), cor-responds to "species" in modern taxonomy.

• Finer divisions can be made with the use of prefixes, e.g.:

1. uf-, higher = super-
2. ner-, under = sub-
3. sup-, low = infra-

• This table makes use of the following ranks:
  • class (C) - ta̋iɱa
  • order (O) – kőina
  • suborder (sO) - nerkőina
  • superfamily (SF) – ufða̋ma
  • family (F) - ða̋ma
  • subfamily (sF) - nerða̋ma

• Names in red are those of herptiles that did not exist in Sefdaania. I've added them just for fun.

Table

C. Amphibia - d̬iǧı̨́ita̋iɱa

O. Anura - fypołkőina

F. Bufonidae - ǧęvða̋ma

• 001 ǧę̋ve, B. bufo, common European toad
• 002 ɱőrde, Bufo viridis, European green toad

F. Ranidae - rųvða̋ma'

• 003 rą̋se, Rana arvalis, Moor frog,
• 004 rų̋be , Rana tempo¬raria, common European frog

F. Hylidae – ṁąxða̋ma

• 007 ṁą̋xe, Hyla arborea, European tree frog

O. Caudata - połmɘkőina

F. Salamandridae – molgɘða̋ma

• 005 mőlge, Lissotriton montandoni, Carpathian newt

C. Reptilia - nolta̋iɱa

O. Testudines – únþɘƶerɘkőina

F. Testudinidae - kámarða̋ma

• 006 kama̋re, Testudo horsfieldi, Russian tortoise
• 007 ḳa̋fe, Testudo graeca, spur-thighed tortoise

F. Emydidae - helða̋ma

• 008 he̋le, Emys orbicularis, European pond turtle

O. Squamata – k̬ą́vamkőina

sO. Sauria - k̬ąvámnerkőina

F. Gekkonidae - gavlɘða̋ma

• 009 ga̋vle, Gecko gekko, Tokay gecko

sO. Iguania – tilávnerkőina

F. Agamidae - cąvða̋ma

• 010 cą̋be, Paralaudakia caucasia, Caucasian agama

sO. Lacertilia – ?nerkőina

F. Anguidae - kįða̋ma

• 011 kı̋ȝe, Anguis f. fragilis, slowworm
• ǧarkı̋ȝe, Anguis fragilis colchicus, Colchican slowworm

sO. Serpentes - ɱeipnerkőina

SF. Viperoidea - ṁúkufða̋ma

F. Viperidae – ṁuxða̋ma

sF. Viperinae – ṁúxnerða̋ma

• 012 ṁűke, Macrovipera lebetina, Levantine viper

sF. Crotalinae – tįþúþnerða̋ma

• 013 nę̋þre, Vipera berus, European common adder
• 014 apűse, Vipera nikolskii, Nikolsky’s viper
• raxnę̋þre, Crotalus spp. , rattlesnakes

SF. Elapoidea - ąrsálufða̋ma

F. Elapidae – ą́rsalða̋ma

• 015 ąrsa̋le, Naja oxiana, Caspian cobra
• méƶąrsa̋le, N. naja, king cobra

SF. Typhlopoidea – rǫvɱéipufða̋ma

F. Typhlopidae – rǫ́vɱeipða̋ma

• rǫvɱe̋ipe, Typhlops vermicularis, vermiform blindsnake

SF. Colubroidea - nę́gufða̋ma

F. Colubridae – nęᵹða̋ma

• 016 nę̋ge, Eirenis collaris, collared dwarf snake
• 017 őłe, Zamenis situla, leopard snake
• 018 šą̋pe, Elaphe quatuorlineata, four-lined rat snake

SF. Booidea - liɱ(ɘɱ)éipufða̋ma

F. Boidae – líɱ(ɘɱ)ifða̋ma

sF. Erycinae – liɱ(ɘɱ)éifnerða̋ma

• liɱ(ɘɱ)e̋ipe, Eryx jaculus, javelin sand boa

O. Crocodilia - ?kőina

F. Pyrosauridae - pąmða̋ma

sF. Ouranokyriinae - pą́mnerða̋ma

• 019 pą̋me, †Ouranokyrios benevolus, eastern dragon

sF. Pyrosaurinae - ṁúðnerða̋ma

• 020 ṁűde, †Draco atrox, western dragon