Dendrelaphis anthracina KRAUS, 2025
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Dendrelaphis anthracina
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Dendrelaphis anthracina KRAUS 2025: 464 Dendrelaphis papuensis — MCDOWELL 1984 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province: Sudest Island) Type locality: far side of ridge due west of Camp 1, 11.4918° S, 153.3846° E, ~80 m a.s.l., Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
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| Types | Holotype. BPBM 20838 (field number FK 9812), adult male, obtained from local collectors by F. Kraus, Vutha. Paratypes (n = 5). Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province: Sudest Island: Araeda, 11.4362° S, 153.4301° E, 1–20 m a.s.l. (BPBM 20837); Rambuso, 0–100 m a.s.l. (AMNH 76648); west slope Mt. Rio, 250–350 m a.s.l. (AMNH 76655–57). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=6): A large species of Dendrelaphis (adult SVL up to 960 mm, tail up to 460 mm; TL/SVL = 0.31–0.33); eye approximately equal in diameter to eye-naris distance (EY/EN = 0.92–1.00, mean = 0.95); ventrals 178–188 in four males, 187 in two females; subcaudals 134–139 in four males, 140–142 in two females; hemipenis without a terminal awn, ornamented proximally with a few whorls of large spines; dorsum and most of venter uniformly black; supralabials white on lower third to half, black dorsally; infralabials and chin uniformly white or white with few black flecks. (Kraus 2025) Additional details (6453 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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