Aspidomorphus
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Aspidomorphus is a genus of venomous elapid snakes endemic to New Guinea and neighbouring islands. They are commonly called collared adders or crown snakes. These are small snakes with rounded snouts and small eyes. Very little is known about these nocturnal burrowing species.
Species
| Species | Authority | Subsp. | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. lineaticollis | (F. Werner, 1903) | None | Striped crown snake | Papua New Guinea (Trobriand I, Louisiade Archipelago, d'Entrecasteaux Archipelago) |
| A. muelleri | (Schlegel, 1837) | 4 | Müller's[1] crown snake | Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago) |
| A. schlegelii | (Günther, 1872) | None | Schlegel's[1] crown snake | Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea |
References
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- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Aspidomorphus muelleri, p. 184; A. schlegelii, p. 235).
Further reading
- McDowell SB (1967). "Aspidomorphus, a Genus of New Guinea Snakes of the Family Elapidae, With Notes on Related Genera". Journal of Zoology (London) 151: 497–543. Abstract.
External links
- Genus Aspidomorphus at The Reptile Database
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