Toxicocalamus pumehanae

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 pumehanae

Name

Toxicocalamus pumehanae O’Shea, Allison & Kaiser, 2018: 410

Holotype: BPBM 36185, juvenile ♀, collected by Allen Allison in March 2010.

Type locality: “Jarefa Camp village (09º12’19”S, 148º14’15”E; ﬁg. 4), elevation 820 m, near Itokama (=Itogama), on the Managalas Plateau, Managalas Conservation Area, Ijvitari District, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea”.

References

Primary references

O’Shea, M., Allison, A. & Kaiser, H. 2018. The taxonomic history of the enigmatic Papuan snake genus Toxicocalamus (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), with the description of a new species from the Managalas Plateau of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, and a revised dichotomous key. Amphibia-Reptilia 39(4): 403–433. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-20181052 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Toxicocalamus pumehanae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Managalas Plateau Snake

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