Stegonotus aplini

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Stegonotus
Species: Stegonotus aplini

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Stegonotus aplini O'Shea, & Richards, 2021: 28.

  • Holotype: SAMA R71442, adult ♂, collected by Ken Aplin on 22 July 2016.
  • Type locality: ca. 12 km NW of Orloli, 7.3126° S, 145.1378° E, ca. 20 m a.s.l., Purari River basin, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
  • Paratype: PNGNM R25322, adult ♂, ca. 6 km N of Orloli, 7.3510°S, 145.1900°E, ca. 30 m a.s.l., Purari River basin, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, collected by Ken Aplin on 11 February 2016.
  • Paratype: SAMA R71443, adult ♂, ca. 1.6 km NW Muro Mission, 7.7890° S, 145.2660° E ca. 5 m a.s.l., Purari River basin, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea collected by Steve Richards & E. Nagombi on 12 July 2016.
  • Paratype: AM R.13302, adult ♂, Adebe River, Kereru Range, 7.0280° S, 145.4226° E elev. unknown, Purari River basin, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea collected by J. Peter de Verteuil in 1947.

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Vernacular names

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English: Purari Groundsnake