Dendrelaphis atra KRAUS, 2025
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Dendrelaphis atra
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Dendrelaphis atra KRAUS 2025: 472 Dendrelaphis salomonis — MCDOWELL 1984 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay Province: Misima Island) Type locality: Bwaga Bwaga ridge camp: 10.6740° S, 152.6828° E, 440–480 m, Misima Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BPBM 17277 (field number FK 6959), adult male, F. Kraus. Paratypes (n = 13). Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay Province: Misima Island: same location as holotype (BPBM 17234); vicinity of Liak, 10.659° S, 152.694° E, 1–80 m a.s.l. (BPBM 17276); along Nulia River, Liak, 10.661° S, 152.685° E, 1–40 m a.s.l. (BPBM 17235); Narian, near mouth of Cornwall Creek, 4 km W Bwagaoia, 0–15 m a.s.l. (AMNH 76691–94); Misima Mine site, 10.6914° S, 152.7958° E, 30 m a.s.l. (SAMA R69248); 10.6644° S, 152.8017° E, 290 m a.s.l. (SAMA R69901); 10.6642° S, 152.7981° E, 270 m a.s.l. (SAMA R69903, R69906, R69911); 10.6742° S, 152.8133° E, 215 m a.s.l. (SAMA R69915). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately large species of Dendrelaphis (adult SVL up to 907 mm, tail up to 390 mm; TL/ SVL = 0.31–0.34); adult eye approximately equal in diameter to eye-naris distance (EY/EN = 0.87–1.11, mean = 1.01); ventrals 177–187 in six males, 182–193 in eight females; subcaudals 124–137 in six males, 121–141 in five females; hemipenis with a transverse ridge approximately halfway along its length and a terminal papilla but no awn, ornamented with small spines below the transverse ridge and calyculate above that; dorsum and venter of adults uniformly black (juveniles and subadults may be brown or gray suffused with black or with each scale margined in black); supralabials white heavily dusted or stained with black; infralabials and chin white heavily dusted or stained with black. (Kraus 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 6389 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the feminine Latin adjective meaning “black”. |
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