Pseudechis papuanus

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: Pseudechis
Species: Pseudechis papuanus

Name

Pseudechis papuanus Peters & Doria, 1878: 409

• Syntypes: MSNG 8018a-b (2 specimens), collected by L.M. D'Albertis in 1875.
• Type locality: “Monte Epa e l' altro sulle coste opposte dell' Isola Yule, Nova Guinea austro-ovientalis pvope Ins. Yule” [=Mt. Epa and coast opposite Yule Island, Central Province, Papua New Guinea].

References

Primary references

• Peters, W. & Doria, G. 1878. Catalogo dei retilli e dei batraci raccolti da O. Beccari, L. M. D'Alberts e A. A. Bruijn nella sotto-regione Austro-Malese (In Italian). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 13: 323–450. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudechis papuanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 July 2020.
• Tallowin, O., O'Shea, M. & Parker, F. 2017. IUCN: Pseudechis papuanus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T42493263A42493268. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T42493263A42493268.en

Vernacular names

English: Papuan Blacksnake