Heurnia ventromaculata JONG, 1926

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Higher Taxa	Homalopsidae, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mamberano Mud Snake, Mamberano River watersnake
Synonym	Heurnia ventro-maculata JONG 1926: 303 Heurnia ventromaculata — DAAN & HILLENIUS 1966: 138 Heurnia ventromaculata — MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 22 Heurnia ventromaculata — WALLACH et al. 2014: 331
Distribution	Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Type locality: Pionierbivak, Mamberamo River, NW New Guinea.
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: ZMA.RENA 11066
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus and species): Internasal separates nasals, loreal and prefrontals fused on each side with narrow contact between right and left sides on mid-line of snout. No other homalopsid snake has this combination of characters (Murphy & Voris 2014: 22). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Only known from the holotype. Type species: Heurnia ventromaculata JONG 1926 is the type species of the genus Heurnia DE JONG 1926.
Etymology	The species epithet, ventromaculata comes from Latin (ventro "from the Latin word venter "belly" + maculata "spotted") and refers to the spotted pattern on the belly of the species. The genus was named after the collector of the species, W. C. van Heurn (Murphy 2007)
References	Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144 Jong,J.K. de 1926. Heurnia ventromaculata n.g. n. sp. und Cantoria annulata n. sp., wei neue Schlangen von Neu-Guinea. Zool. Anz. 67: 302-304 Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. FIELDIANA: LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCES (8): 1–43 - get paper here Murphy, John C. 2007. Homalopsid Snakes: Evolution in the Mud. Krieger Publishing, Malabar, Florida, 249 pp. O’Shea,M. 1996. A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea. Independent Publishing, Port Moresby, xii + 239 pp. - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams, Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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