Toxicocalamus misimae

Taxonavigation edit

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 misimae

Name edit

Toxicocalamus misimae McDowell, 1969: 470.

  • Holotype: AMNH R76684, adult ♂, collected by R.F. Peterson & L.J. Brass (5th Archbold New Guinea Expedition), between 16–30 July 1956.
  • Type locality: "Misima Island, Milne Bay Division, Territory of Papua" (Mararoa, N slope Mt Sisa, 350 m a.s.l., Misima Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea).


Synonymy edit

  • Toxicocalamus undescribed species McDowell, 1967: 537
  • Toxicocalamus (Toxicocalamus) misimae McDowell, 1969: 470

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Vernacular names edit

English: Misima Island Forest Snake