Toxicocalamus longissimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Toxicocalamus
Species: Toxicocalamus longissimus

Name

Toxicocalamus longissimus Boulenger, 1896: 152.

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.93 (formerly BMNH 96.7.8.18), ♀, collected by A.S. Meek. [designated by McDowell (1969: 473)]

• Type locality: “Woodlark Island”, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

• Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.92 (formerly BMNH 96.7.8.17), ♀, same data as holotype, [designated by McDowell (1969: 473)]

Synonymy

• Toxicocalamus (Toxicocalamus) longissimus McDowell, 1969: 473

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Description of a new genus of elapine snakes from Woodlark Island, British New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 6, 18 (104): 152. DOI: 10.1080/00222939608680426 BHL

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. 
• McDowell, S.B. 1967. Aspidomorphus, a genus of New Guinea snakes of the family Elapidae, with notes on related genera. Journal of Zoology 151(4): 497–543. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1967.tb02130.x Reference page. 
• McDowell, S.B. 1969. Toxicocalamus, a New Guinea genus of snakes of the family Elapidae. Journal of Zoology 159(4): 443–511. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1969.tb03900.x 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. 2025. Toxicocalamus longissimus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 July 2018.
• Tallowin, O., O'Shea, M. & Parker, F. 2016. IUCN: Toxicocalamus longissimus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42493911A42493918. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42493911A42493918.en

Vernacular names

English: Woodlark Island Forest Snake