Toxicocalamus nigrescens

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 nigrescens

Name

Toxicocalamus nigrescens Kraus, 2017: 575.

• Holotype: BPBM 16545, adult ♀, collected by P. Robert on 10 September 2002.

• Type locality: on S slope Oya Waka, 9.45628° S, 150.55968° E (WGS84), 980 m a.s.l., Fergusson Island, d'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

• Paratype: BPBM 16544, juvenile, Basima, 9.46838° S, 150.83158° E, 0–10 m a.s.l., Fergusson Island, d'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, killed by a villager and collected by F. Kraus.

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2017. Two New Species of Toxicocalamus (Squamata: Elapidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 51(4): 574–581. DOI: 10.1670/17-035 Reference page. 

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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Toxicocalamus nigrescens. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 March 2018.