Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Toxicocalamus
Species: Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus

Name

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Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus McDowell, 1969: 464.

  • Holotype: AMNH R85745, adult ♀, collected by L.J. Brass & H.M. van Deusen (6th Archbold New Guinea Expedition), on 25 September 1959.
  • Type locality: "Purosa (near Okapa), Eastern Highlands Division, Territory of New Guinea", (Purosa, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea).


Synonymy

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  • Apistocalamus undescribed species III McDowell, 1967: 537
  • Toxicocalamus (Apistocalamus) spilolepidotus McDowell, 1969: 464

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Vernacular names

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English: Spotted Forest Snake