Tropidonophis doriae

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Tropidonophis doriae
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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 in the subfamily Natricinae of 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

Tropidonophis 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 Tropidonophis doriae is forest near streams, at altitudes from sea level to 1,545 m (5,069 ft). [1]

Diet

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

Reproduction

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

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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