Tropidonophis doriae

Tropidonophis doriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 belonging to the family Colubridae. The species is native to New Guinea and some nearby islands.[1][2][3]

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, commemorates Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[4][5]

Geographic range

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

Diet

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

Reproduction

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d 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 Genova 38: 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).

Further reading

  • Goldberg SR, Bursey CR (2011). "Tropidonophis doriae (Barred Keelback). Endoparasites". Herpetological Review 42 (3): 447.
  • Malnate EV, Underwood GL (1988). "Australasian natricine snakes of the genus Tropidonophis ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140 (1): 59–201. (Tropidonophis doriae, p. 102).



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