Tropidonophis punctiventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 punctiventris (Boettger, 1895)

Holotype: SMF 17195 (formerly SMF-B 7216a), ♂, collected by W. Kükenthal in 1894.
Type locality: “Soa Konorra, Nord-Halmaheira, Molukken”.

Tropidonotus punctiventris Boettger, 1895: 129 [original combination]
Natrix punctiventris — Barbour, 1912 [subsequent combination]
Amphiesma punctiventris — Malnate, 1960: 50 [subsequent combination]
Tropidonophis punctiventris — Malnate & Underwood, 1988: 95 [subsequent combination]

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.

Iskandar, D. & Stubbs, A. 2021. IUCN: Tropidonophis punctiventris (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177529A123634965. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T177529A123634965.en. Accessed on 02 March 2026.