Tropidonophis montanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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

Tropidonophis montanus (Lidth De Jeude, 1911)

Holotype: RMNH 4704 (formerly RMNH 323), ♂, collected by A. Lorentz (First Dutch New Guinea Expedition) on 14 October 1909.
Type locality: “Biwak V. (1360 m.)”, Hellwig Mtns., on Lorentz River, S Papua Province, E Indonesia.

Tropidonotus montanus Lidth de Jeude, 1911: 271 [original combination]
Natrix montana — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]
Amphiesma montana — Malnate, 1960: 50 [subsequent combination]
Tropidonophis montanus — Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 148 [subsequent combination]

Natrix polytaenia Laurent, 1948: 3
- Holotype: IRSN 4544, ♂, collected by A. Braconnier.
- Type locality: “New Guinea”.

Lidth de Jeude, T.W. 1911. Uitkomsten der Nederlandsche Nieuw-Guinea Expedite in 1907 en 1909. Reptilien (Schlangen). Nova Guinea. Zoologie 9(2): 265–287. BHL
Laurent, R. 1948. Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant à la collcetion du Musée Royal d’Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. II. Formes asiatiques et néo-guiéennes. Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique 24(17): 1–12.
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.

Tallowin, O., Parker, F. & O'Shea, M. 2022. IUCN: Tropidonophis montanus (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42492588A217801557. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42492588A217801557.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.