Tropidonophis picturatus

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

Tropidonophis picturatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Lectotype: RMNH 1076, ♀, collected by S. Müller and H. Macklot in August 1828. [designated by Malnate & Underwood (1988: 135)]
Type locality: “Lobo Bay, Netherlands New Guinea [Irain Jaya]” via lectotype selection.

Tropidonotus picturatus Schlegel, 1837: 314 [original combination]
Natrix picturata — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]
Amphiesma picturata — Malnate, 1960: 50 [subsequent combination]
Tropidonophis picturatus — Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 135 [subsequent combination]

Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.
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., O'Shea, M. & Parker, F. 2022. IUCN: Tropidonophis picturatus (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42492639A217801963. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42492639A217801963.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.