Genus Katrinus Hoser, 2000 [junior synonym of Liasis]

Type species:

Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873

Remarks:

Hoser (2000) established this genus for the separation of the water pythons ( Liasis fuscus and Liasis mackloti) from the olive pythons ( Liasis olivaceus), both currently referred to Liasis . He distinguished the two genera by the number of mid-body rows, stating that " Liasis usually has over 60" (Hoser 2000) (APP2). Barker and Barker (1994: 35) provided a range of 58-63 mid-body scale rows for Liasis olivaceus barroni . According to Rawlings et al. (2004, 2008), the taxa fuscus and mackloti are closely related to each other and since Liasis mackloti Duméril & Bibron is the name-bearing type of Liasis (by subsequent designation [see Stimson and McDowell (1986) and Opinion 1514, ICZN 1988]) and because Gray (1849) had proposed the subgeneric name Lisalia for Liasis olivaceus as well as Simalia (in part) for Liasis mackloti, the genus Katrinus must be considered a subjective junior synonym of Simalia, which itself is a synonym of Liasis Gray. See comments on the genus Apodora . Subsequent workers have not recognized Katrinus as a valid taxon.