Stegonotus nancuro

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Stegonotus
Species: Stegonotus nancuro

Name

Stegonotus nancuro Kaiser, Kaiser, Mecke & O’Shea 2021: 495.

• Holotype: USNM 580549 (field tag USNM-FS 255405), adult ♀, collected by MOS, HK & SM, on 3 July 2012.

• Type locality: Nancuro, ca. 6.5 km south of Natarbora Village, 9.0345°S, 126.0769°E, 18 m a.s.l., Barique Suco, Manatuto Municipality, Timor-Leste.

Paratype: USNM 579383 (field tag USNM-FS 255010), adult ♂, same locality as holotype, collected by HK & MOS, on 22 January 2011.

Paratype: MCZ R-192767 (field tag MOS 3252), adult ♂, same locality as holotype, collected by HK & MOS, on 7 August 2014.

Paratype: USNM 580550 (field tag USNM-FS 255406), juvenile ♂, same locality as holotype, collected by HK & MOS, on 3 July 2012.

References

Primary references

• Kaiser, C., Kaiser, H., Mecke, S. & O’Shea, M. 2021. A new species of Stegonotus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the remnant coastal forests of southern Timor-Leste. Zootaxa 5027(4): 489–514. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5027.4.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Stegonotus nancuro. The Reptile Database. Accessed on October 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Timor Groundsnake