Tropidonophis mcdowelli

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 Superclassis: 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 mcdowelli

Name

Tropidonophis mcdowelli Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 142

• Holotype: BMNH 1913.11.1.100, ♂, collected by the Wollaston Expedition.
• Type locality: “Camp III, Otakwa River, Irian Jaya, 2500 feet (767 meters)”.

References

Primary references

• 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

• Tallowin, O., Parker, F. & O'Shea, M. 2022. IUCN: Tropidonophis mcdowelli  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42492577A217801425. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42492577A217801425.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Northern New Guinea keelback