Toxicocalamus ernstmayri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Toxicocalamus
Species: Toxicocalamus ernstmayri

Name

Toxicocalamus ernstmayri O’Shea, Parker & Kaiser, 2015: 243

Holotype: MCZ R-145946, adult ♀, killed by a villager and collected by F.Parker on 23 December 1969.

Type locality: “Wangbin village (5º14’26.72” S, 141º15’31.92” E), elevation 1,468 m (4,800 ft),near the Ok Tedi River, in the Star Mountainsof the North Fly District, Western Province, PNG”.

References

Primary references

O’Shea, M., Parker, F. & Kaiser, H. 2015. A New Species of New Guinea Worm-Eating Snake, Genus Toxicocalamus (Serpentes: Elapidae), From the Star Mountains of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, With a Revised Dichotomous Key to the Genus. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 161(6): 241–264. DOI: 10.3099/0027-4100-161.6.241 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Toxicocalamus ernstmayri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Star Mountains Worm-Eating Snake

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