Stegonotus aplini O’SHEA & RICHARDS, 2021
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Stegonotus aplini
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Stegonotus aplini O’SHEA & RICHARDS 2021 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Gulf Province) Type locality: ca. 12 km NW of Orloli, Purari River basin, Gulf Province, PNG (7.3126°S, 145.1378°E, elevation ca. 20 m |
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| Types | Holotype. SAMA R71442 (field number SJR 15138), an adult male, collected by Ken Aplin on 22 June 2016. Paratypes. PNGNM R25322 (field number SJR 15115), an adult male from ca. 6 km N of Orloli, Purari River basin, Gulf Province, PNG (7.3510°S, 145.1900°E, elevation ca. 30 m), collected by Ken Aplin on 11 February 2016; SAMA R71443 (field number SJR 15330), an adult male from ca. 1.6 km NW Muro Mission, Purari River basin, Gulf Province, PNG (7.7890°S, 145.2660°E, elevation ca. 5 m), collected by S. Richards and E. Nagombi on 12 July 2016; AMS R.13302, an adult male from the Kereru Range on the Abede River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea (ca. 7.0280°S, 144.4226°E, elevation uncertain) by geologist J. P. de Verteuil, probably in 1947 (collection date unavailable but catalogue entry dated 6 January 1948). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Stegonotus that can be diagnosed from all congeners by the following combination of characters: dorsum of body immaculate snow-white anteriorly, with dark speckling that manifests as occasional brown-tipped scales by midbody and increases in frequency and density posteriorly; tail entirely dark brown with light pigment confined to lowest dorsal scale rows; venter and subcaudal scales off-white; head dorsally dark brown, contrasting with white anterior of the body, brown pigment extending posteriorly for 6–20 scales; dorsal scales rows 17-19-15 (75%) or 19-19-15 (25%), ventral scales 229–239, subcaudal scales 83–95, all divided; SL usually nine (75%), occasionally eight (25%), with SL4–SL5 contacting the orbit; and IL nine (75%), or eight (25%) with IL1–IL4 or IL1–IL5 contacting the anterior genials. Additional details (3141 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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