Tropidonophis aenigmaticus

Tropidonophis aenigmaticus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Tropidonophis
Species:	T. aenigmaticus
Binomial name
Tropidonophis aenigmaticus Malnate & Underwood, 1988

Tropidonophis aenigmaticus, also known commonly as the East Papuan keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Papua New Guinea including Fergusson Island. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Tropidonophis aenigmaticus are freshwater wetlands, including near streams in forest, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Tropidonophis aenigmaticus is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. O'Shea, M. (2015). "Tropidonophis aenigmaticus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42492523A42492528. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tropidonophis aenigmaticus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

Further reading

• Malnate, E.V.; Underwood, G. (1988). "Australasian natricine snakes of the genus Tropidonophis ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 140 (1): 59–201. (Tropidonophis aenigmaticus, new species, p. 165).