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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (auch Joseph Nicolaus Laurenti, ursprünglicher Name mit hoher Sicherheit Joseph Nicolaus Lorenz; * 4. Dezember 1735 in Wien; † 17. Februar 1805 in Sankt Ulrich (Wien)) war ein österreichischer Arzt, Naturforscher, Herpetologe und Zoologe.
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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin.
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 de diciembre de 1735 – 17 de febrero de 1805) fue un médico [1] y naturalista austriaco. La obra de Laurenti es considerado el primer autor de la clase Reptilia por su tratado Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena (1768) sobre la función del veneno en los reptiles ...
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4a Decembro 1735, Vieno – 17a Februaro 1805, Vieno) estis aŭstria naturalisto de itala deveno. Laurenti estas konsiderata aŭtoro de la klaso Reptilia ( reptilioj ) tra sia aŭtoreco de la verko Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena (1768) pri la venenaj funkcioj de reptilioj kaj amfibioj .
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Z. longissimus hatches at around 30 cm (11.8 in). Adults are usually from 110 cm (43.3 in) to 160 cm (63 in) in total length (including tail), but can grow to 200 cm (79 in), with the record size being 225 cm (7.38 ft). Expected body mass in adult Aesculapian snakes is from 350 to 890 g (0.77 to 1.96 lb).It is dark, long, slender, and typically bro...
The contiguous area of the previous nominotypical subspecies, Zamenis longissimus longissimus, which is now the only recognized monotypic form, covers most of France except in the north (up to about the latitude of Paris), the Spanish Pyrenees and the eastern side of the Spanish northern coast, Italy (except the south and Sicily), all of the Balkan...
The Aesculapian snake prefers forested, warm but not hot, moderately humid but not wet, hilly or rocky habitats with proper insolation and varied, not sparse vegetation that provides sufficient variation in local microclimates, helping the reptile with thermoregulation. In most of their range they are typically found in relatively intact or fairly ...
Their main food source are rodents up to the size of rats (a 130 cm adult specimen has been reported to have overpowered a 200g rat) and other small mammals such as shrews and moles. They also eat birds as well as bird eggs and nestlings. They suffocate their prey by constriction, though harmless smaller mouthfuls may be eaten alive without constri...
The snakes are active by day. In the warmer months of the year, they come out in late afternoon or early morning. They are very good climbers capable of ascending even vertical, branchless tree trunks. The snakes have been observed at heights of 4–5 m and even 15–20 m in trees, and foraging in the roofs of buildings. Observed optimum temperature fo...
Minimum length of individuals entering the reproductive cycle has been reported at 85–100 cm, which corresponds to sexual maturity age of about 4–6 years. Breeding occurs annually after hibernation in spring, typically from mid-May to mid-June. In this time the snakes actively seek each other and mating begins. Rival males engage in ritual fights t...
Apart from the recent taxonomic changes, there are currently four recognized phylogeographically traceable genetic lines in the species: the Western haplotype, Adriatic haplotype, the Danube haplotype and Eastern haplotype. The status of the Iranian enclave population remains unclear due to its specific morphological characteristics (smaller length...
The Aesculapian Snake was first described by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768 as Natrix longissima, later it was also known as Coluber longissimus and for the most part of its history as Elaphe longissima. The current scientific name of the species based on revisions of the large genus Elaphe is Zamenis longissimus. Zamenis is from Greek ζαμενής ...
Though the Aesculapian snake occupies a relatively broad range and is not endangered as a species, it is thought to be in general decline largely due to anthropic disturbances. The snake is especially vulnerable in fringe parts and northern areas of its distribution where, given the historic retreat as a result of climatic changes since the Holocen...
Mounted specimen.Swallowing a small mammal.An adult traveling through a flower bed.Äskulapnatter. Wissenschaftlicher Name. Zamenis longissimus. ( Laurenti, 1768) Die Äskulapnatter ( Zamenis longissimus, Syn.: Elaphe longissima) gehört zur Familie der Nattern (Colubridae) und gehört mit bis zu zwei Metern Länge zu den größten Schlangenarten Europas. Sie ist wie die meisten Arten dieser Familie ungiftig.
