| Tropidonophis statisticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tropidonophis |
| Species: | T. statisticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidonophis statisticus Malnate & Underwood, 1988 | |
Tropidonophis statisticus, the Papua New Guinea montane keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. [1]
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The indigenous peoples of Western New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, commonly called Papuans, are Melanesians. There is genetic evidence for two major historical lineages in New Guinea and neighboring islands: a first wave from the Malay Archipelago perhaps 50,000 years ago when New Guinea and Australia were a single landmass called Sahul and, much later, a wave of Austronesian people from the north who introduced Austronesian languages and pigs about 3,500 years ago. They also left a small but significant genetic trace in many coastal Papuan peoples.
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Papua New Guinea, a sovereign state in Oceania, is the most linguistically diverse country in the world. According to Ethnologue, there are 840 living languages spoken in the country. In 2006, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare stated that "Papua New Guinea has 832 living languages ."
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi). Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the 150-kilometre wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The name "New Guinea" was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the African region of Guinea.
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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.
Tropidonophis dolasii is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Tropidonophis hypomelas, the Bismarck keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Tropidonophis mcdowelli, the Northern New Guinea keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus, the many-scaled keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
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