Tropidonophis dahlii
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species: Tropidonophis dahlii
Name
[edit]Tropidonophis dahlii (Werner, 1899)
- Holotype: NMW 23488, ♀, collected by K.T.F. Dahl in 1953.
- Type locality: “Herbertsgöhe, Neu-Pommern [= New Britain].
Combinations
[edit]- Tropidonotus (Macropophis) dahlii Werner, 1899: 373 [original combination]
- Tropidonophis dahlii — Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 169 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Tropidonotus hypomelas - Sternfeld, 1913: 386 (part)
- Tropidonophis (Macropophis) melanocephalus Werner, 1925: 47
- Natrix melanocephala - Loveridge, 1948: 380
- Macropophis hypomela - Malnate, 1960: 47 (part)
- Macropophis melanocephala - Malnate, 1960: 47 (part)
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Werner, F. 1899. Beiträge zur Herpetologie der pacifischen Inselwelt und von Kleinasien. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 22(596): 371–378. BHL Reference page.
- Malnate, E.V. & Underwood, G. 1984. Australasian Natricine Snakes of the Genus Tropidonophis. Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140(1): 59–201. JSTOR
Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Malnate, E.V. 1960. Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112: 41–71. JSTOR
Reference page. - McDowell, S.B. 1984. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 1 12. The Snakes of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 2775: 1–28. (PDF)
Reference page. - O'Shea, M. 1996. A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea. Independent Publishing, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 239 pp. Full book (PDF).
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.
- 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
[edit]- Tallowin, O. & Allison, A. 2013. IUCN: Tropidonophis dahlii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177565A1493321. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T177565A1493321.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: New Britain Keelback