Tropidonophis halmahericus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species: Tropidonophis halmahericus

Name

Tropidonophis halmahericus (Boettger, 1895)

• Lectotype: SMF 17750, collected W Kükenthal in 1894. [designated by Mertens (1967)]
• Type locality: “Soa Konorra, Nord-Halmaheira, ... Tabello, Nord-Halmaheira”.

Combinations

• Tropidonotus (Macropophis) halmahericus Boettger, 1895: 130 [original combination]
• Natrix halmaherica — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]
• Macropophis halmaherica — Malnate, 1960: 47 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidonophis halmahericus — Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 87 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boettger, O. 1895. Liste der Amphibien und Batrachier des Insel Halmaheira nach den Sammlungen Prof. Dr. W. Kükenthal's. Zoologischer Anzeiger 18: 116–121, 129–138. BHL
• 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Iskandar, D. & Stubbs, A. 2021. IUCN: Tropidonophis halmahericus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T42492561A42492567. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T42492561A42492567.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.