Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus

Taxonavigation

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 preussi
Subspecies: Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus

Name

Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus (Bogert & Matalas 1945): 3.

• Holotype: AMNH R57512, adult ♂, collected by R. Archbold, A.L. Rand & G.H.H. Tate (2nd Archbold New Guinea Expedition), in May 1936.

• Type locality: “on the upper Fly River, 5 miles below Palmer Junction in the Western Division of Papua" [Western Province, Papua New Guinea].

Paratype: AMNH R57511, adult ♂, same data as holotype.

Synonymy

• Ultrocalamus preussi angusticinctus Bogert & Matalas, 1945: 388
• Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus O'Shea, 1996: 136

References

Primary references

• Bogert, C.M. & Matalas, B.L. 1945. A review of the elapid genus Ultrocalamus of New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 1284: 1–8. hdl: 2246/3772 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. 
• McDowell, S.B. 1969. Toxicocalamus, a New Guinea genus of snakes of the family Elapidae. Journal of Zoology 159(4): 443–511. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1969.tb03900.x Reference page. 
• O'Shea, M. 1996. A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea. Independent Publishing, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 239 pp. Full book (PDF). Reference page. 
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Toxicocalamus preussi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 November 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Upper Fly Forest Snake

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