Tropidonophis dahlii

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Tropidonophis dahlii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species:
T. dahlii
Binomial name
Tropidonophis dahlii
(F. Werner, 1899)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tropidonotus (Macropophis) dahlii
    F. Werner, 1899
  • Tropidonotus hypomelas
    Sternfeld, 1913 (part)
  • Tropidonotus (Macropophis) melanocephalus
    F. Werner, 1925
  • Natrix melanocephala
    Loveridge, 1948
  • Macropophis hypomela
    Malnate, 1960 (part)
  • Macropophis melanocephala
    — Malnate, 1960 (part)
  • Tropidonophis dahlii
    — Malnate & Underwood, 1988

Tropidonophis dahlii, also known commonly as the New Britain keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, dahlii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Theodor Friedrich Dahl. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. dahlii is forest near streams, at altitudes of 760–1,070 m (2,490–3,510 ft). [1]

Reproduction

T. dahlii is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2013). "Tropidonophis dahlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T177565A1493321. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T177565A1493321.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Tropidonophis dahlii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  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. (Tropidonophis dahlii, p. 74).

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