Stegonotus guentheri

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Stegonotus guentheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Stegonotus
Species:
S. guentheri
Binomial name
Stegonotus guentheri
Boulenger, 1895

Stegonotus guentheri, also known commonly as the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago ground snake and the Milne Bay ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. guentheri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft). [1]

Description

S. guentheri is brown dorsally, and yellowish white ventrally. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body. [4]

Behavior

S. guentheri is terrestrial [1] and nocturnal. [2]

Reproduction

S. guentheri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Parker, F. (2017). "Stegonotus guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T42492489A42492494. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42492489A42492494.en . Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Stegonotus guentheri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Stegonotus guentheri, p. 111).
  4. McDowell (1972).

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