Tropidonophis doriae
Tropidonophis doriae, commonly known as the barred keelback, is a species of snake belonging to the family Colubridae. It is found in New Guinea and some nearby islands.[1][2][3]
| Tropidonophis doriae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
Etymology
The specific name, doriae, commemorates Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[4][5]
Distribution
T. doriae can be found in the Aru Islands (Maluku province, Indonesia) and in New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua).[2]
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References
- 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.
- Tropidonophis doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2015.
- Colubridae. Biolib.
- 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 Genova 38: 694—710. (Tropidonotus doriae, new species, p. 704).
- 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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