Toxicocalamus mattisoni

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: Toxicocalamus
Species: Toxicocalamus mattisoni

Name

Toxicocalamus mattisoni Kraus, 2020: 128.

• Holotype: BPBM 17988, adult ♀, killed by villagers, collected by F. Kraus on 23 February 2003.

• Type locality: "Siyomu village, 10°01 S 149°35' E, 1300 m a.s.l., N slope Mt. Simpson, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea".

• Paratype BPBM 17987, Siyomu village, 10°00'52" S 149°35'49" E, 1300 m a.s.l., N slope Mt. Simpson, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
• Paratype BPBM 18165, same locality data as BPBM 17987.
• Paratype PNGNM 25152, same locality data as BPBM 17987.
• Paratype BPBM 17989, Bunisi village, 10°01'02" S 149°36'00" E, 1420 m a.s.l., N slope Mt. Simpson, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
• Paratype BPBM 18166, same locality data as BPBM 17989.
• Paratype BPBM 18164, Camp 2, 0.5 km SW Bunisi, 10°01'16" S 149°35'41" E, 1490 m a.s.l., N slope Mt. Simpson, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2020. A new species of Toxicocalamus (Squamata: Elapidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4859(1): 127–137. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4859.1.5 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mt Simpson Forest Snake