Tropidonophis doriae

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Tropidonophis doriae

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species:
T. doriae
Binomial name
Tropidonophis doriae
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tropidonotus doriae
    Boulenger, 1897
  • Natrix doriae
    Loveridge, 1948
  • Amphiesma doriae
    — , 1960
  • Tropidonophis doriae
    — Malnate & Underwood, 1988

Tropidonophis doriae, commonly known as the barred keelback, is a species of snake belonging to the family Colubridae. It is found in New Guinea and some nearby islands.[1][2][3]

Etymology[]

The specific name, doriae, commemorates Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[4][5]

Distribution[]

T. doriae can be found in the Aru Islands (Maluku province, Indonesia) and in New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tallowin, O.; Parker, F. & O'Shea, M. (2017). "Tropidonophis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42492548A42492555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42492548A42492555.en.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tropidonophis doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ Colubridae. Biolib.
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1897). "An account of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 38: 694—710. (Tropidonotus doriae, new species, p. 704).
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidonophis doriae, p. 75).

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