Oligodon wagneri
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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species: Oligodon wagneri
Name[edit]
- Oligodon wagneri David & Vogel, 2012
- Holotype: MNHN 1891.0233, juvenile male, collected by Mr. Jules Claine and deposited on July 23rd, 1891.
- Type locality: “Poulo Nias”, i.e. Pulau Nias (Nias Island), Nias Archipelago, Sumatera Utara Province, off the northern part of the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Etymology: Named in honour of Mr. Frederick W. Wagner, who noticed the distinct specific status of this new species and for his contribution to the systematics of the genus Oligodon.
References[edit]
- Patrick David & Gernot Vogel. 2012: A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Pulau Nias, Indonesia. Zootaxa, 3201: 58–68. Preview.