Stegonotus derooijae

Taxonavigation

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 derooijae

Name

Stegonotus derooijae Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey, & Austin, 2017: 13.

• Holotype: MZB Ophi.3288, adult ♂, collected by Stephen J. Richards, Burham Tjaturadi and Keliopas Krey between 5–28 June 2005.

• Type locality: Waibya Camp, ca. 0.9564° S, 130.78° E, 75 m a.s.l., Salawati Island, Raja Ampat Archipelago, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

• Paratype: MZB Ophi.3293, adult ♂, same data as holotype.
• Paratype: SAMA R70467, adult ♂, Warinkabom, ca. 0.8369° S, 130.72° E, 50 m a.s.l., Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Archipelago, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

• Ruane, S., Richards, S.J., McVay, J.D., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. & Austin, C.C. 2017. Cryptic and non-cryptic diversity in New Guinea ground snakes of the genus Stegonotus Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854: a description of four new species (Squamata: Colubridae). Journal of Natural History 52(13-16): 917–944. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1391959 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Reference page. 
• Kaiser, C., O’Shea, M. & Kaiser, H. 2018. The taxonomic history of Indo-Papuan groundsnakes, genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854 (Colubridae), with some taxonomic revisions and the designation of a neotype for S. parvus (Meyer, 1874). Zootaxa 4512(1): 1–73. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4512.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Stegonotus derooijae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 December 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Raja Ampat Groundsnake