Tropidonophis doriae

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Tropidonophis doriae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species:
T. doriae
Binomial name
Tropidonophis doriae
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tropidonotus doriae
    Boulenger, 1897
  • Natrix doriae
    Loveridge, 1948
  • Amphiesma doriae
    Malnate, 1960
  • Tropidonophis doriae
    — Malnate & Underwood, 1988

Tropidonophis doriae, commonly known as the barred keelback, is a species of snake belonging to the family Colubridae. The species is native to New Guinea and some nearby islands. [1] [2] [3]

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Etymology

The specific name, doriae, commemorates Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria. [4] [5]

Geographic range

T. doriae can be found in the Aru Islands (Maluku province, Indonesia) and in New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua). [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. doriae is forest near streams, at altitudes from sea level to 1,545 m (5,069 ft). [1]

Diet

T. doriae preys upon frogs, including their eggs and tadpoles, and on fishes. [1]

Reproduction

T. doriae is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is 2–8 eggs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tallowin, O.; Parker, F.; O'Shea, M. (2017). "Tropidonophis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T42492548A42492555. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42492548A42492555.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tropidonophis doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 February 2015.
  3. Colubridae. Biolib.
  4. Boulenger GA (1897). "An account of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova38: 694–710. (Tropidonotus doriae, new species, p. 704).
  5. 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 doriae, p. 75).

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