Tropidonophis aenigmaticus

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: Natricinae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species: Tropidonophis aenigmaticus

Name

Tropidonophis aenigmaticus Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 165

• Holotype: AMNH R-76633, ♂, collected by G.M. Tate & K.M. Wynn (4th Archbold Expedition) in 1953.
• Type locality: "between Agamoia and Ailuluai, Fergusson Island, d’Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay District, Papua New Guinea".

Synonyms

• Amphiesma montana - Malnate, E.V., 1960: 50 (part)
• Styporhynchus montanus - McDowell, S.B., 1984: 18 (part)
• Styporhynchus multiscutellatus - McDowell, S.B., 1984: 19 (part)

References

Primary references

• Malnate, E.V. & Underwood, G. 1984. Australasian Natricine Snakes of the Genus Tropidonophis. Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140(1): 59–201. JSTOR 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. 
• Malnate, E.V. 1960. Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112: 41–71. JSTOR Reference page. 
• McDowell, S.B. 1984. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 1 12. The Snakes of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 2775: 1–28. (PDF) 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. Tropidonophis aenigmaticus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: East Papuan keelback