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Tropidonophis mairii (GRAY, 1841)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesTropidonophis mairii mairii (GRAY 1841)
Tropidonophis mairii plumbea (MACLEAY 1877) 
Common NamesE: Common keelback, Mair’s keelback
G: Kielrücken Wassernatter 
SynonymTropidonotus mairii GRAY 1841: 442
Tropidonotus australis GRAY 1842: 54
Tropidonotus semicinctus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 603 (part. ?)
Tropidonotus angusticeps MACLEAY 1884: 433
Tropidonotus ater MACLEAY 1885: 67
Tropidonotus mairii — BOULENGER 1897: 703
Tropidonotus mairii — DE ROOIJ 1917: 79
Natrix mairii — WORRELL 1946
Amphiesma mairii — COGGER & LINDNER 1974
Styporhynchus mairii — COGGER 1983: 214
Tropidonophis mairii mairii — MALNATE & UNDERWOOD 1988: 109
Tropidonophis mairii — COGGER 2000: 628
Tropidonophis mairii — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Tropidonophis mairii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 750
Tropidonophis mairii — ROBERTS et al. 2024

Tropidonophis mairii plumbea (MACLEAY 1877)
Katophis plumbea MACLEAY 1877: 36
Tropidonophis mairii brongersmai MALNATE & UNDERWOOD 1988: 115
Tropidonophis mairii plumbea — O’SHEA 1996
Tropidonophis mairii plumbea — ROBERTS et al. 2024 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia),
S Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya)

mairii: Australia and SE New Guinea; Type locality: New Holland (= Australia). Neotype locality: Port Essington, NT.

plumbea: CS New Guinea; Type locality: Katow (=Mawatta), Western Province.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesNeotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.52 (formerly 41.10.13.37), original holotype in FPM, now lost.
Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.13.52 (neotype for T. mairii; designated by MALNATE & UNDERWOOD 1988), BMNH 1946.1.12.88-90, from Port Essington, N. T. [Tropidonotus australis].
Syntype: MNHP 7419, from Australia; other syntypes not found, original description cites New Guinea and Australia [Tropidonotus semicinctus].
Lectotype: AMS (AM) R31900 (formerly MAMU R620), Katow [= Mawatta], Binaturi River, Papua New Guinea. Designation by Wells & Wellington (1985) [plumbea]
Holotype: AM R31902, from Ripple Creek, Herbert River, Qld. [Tropidonotus angusticeps].
Holotype: AM B5943, from "vicinity of Herbert River", Qld. [Tropidonotus ater].
Holotype: USNM 213424 [Tropidonophis mairii brongersmai] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (697 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy modified after COGGER 1983 and MALNATE & UNDERWOOD 1988. Shea (1990) proposed to synonymize Tropidonophis mairii brongersmai with Tropidonophis mairii plumbea. 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. John Mair (1798-1877), Scottish physician. See Shea 2021 for biographical details. 
References
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  • Brongersma, L. D. 1948. A new subspecies of Natrix mairii (Gray) from Dutch New Guinea. Proc. K. Ned. Akad Wet. 51: 372-381 - get paper here
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