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Toxicocalamus cratermontanus KRAUS, 2017

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Higher TaxaElapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymToxicocalamus cratermontanus KRAUS 2017 
DistributionPapua New Guinea (Chimbu Province)

Type locality: 9.6 km east of Haia, Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area, 6.7239°S, 145.0931°E, 920 m elevation, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: USNM 562941 (field tag BSFS 11114), collected by D. Bickford on 1 March 1996. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1891 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentHabitat: midelevation primary rain forest. 
EtymologyThe name is a compound masculine nominative adjective meaning ‘‘from Crater Mountain.’’ 
References
  • Kraus, Fred 2017. Two New Species of Toxicocalamus (Squamata: Elapidae) from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 51 (4): 574-581 - get paper here
  • O’Shea, Mark; Allen Allison, Hinrich Kaiser 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 - get paper here
 
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