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Stegonotus aruensis (DORIA, 1875)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Aru Islands groundsnake 
SynonymLycodon aruensis DORIA 1875: 352
Stegonotus aruensis — KAISER et al. 2018: 31 
DistributionIndonesia (Aru islands)

Type locality: “Wokan (Isole Aru)” [Wokam, Tanahbesar Island, Maluku Province, Indonesia]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype. MSNG 30186, most likely an adult male, collected by Odoardo Beccari between 8 February and 6 July 1872. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1050 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Listed as a synonym of S. modestus by Wallach et al. 2014, but Kaiser et al. 2018 removed Lycodon aruensis from the synonymy of S. modestus. 
References
  • Doria, G. 1875. Enumerazione dei rettili raccolti dal Dott. O. Beccari in Amboina alle Isole Aru ed alle Isole Kei durante gli anni 1872-73. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 6: 325-357 [1874] - get paper here
  • Kaiser, Christine M.; Hinrich Kaiser & Mark O’Shea 2018. The taxonomic history of Indo-Papuan groundsnakes, genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854 (Colubridae), with some taxonomic revisions and the designation of a neotype for S. parvus (Meyer, 1874). Zootaxa 4512 (1): 001–073 - get paper here
  • KAISER, CHRISTINE M.; MARK O’SHEA, HINRICH KAISER 2019. A new species of Indo-Papuan groundsnake, genus Stegonotus Duméril et al., 1854 (Serpentes, Colubridae), from the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia, with comments on differentiating morphological characters. Zootaxa 4590 (2): 201-230 - get paper here
  • KAISER, H., KAISER, C. M., MECKE, S., & O’SHEA, M. A. R. K. 2021. A new species of Stegonotus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the remnant coastal forests of southern Timor-Leste. Zootaxa 5027 (4): 489-514 - get paper here
 
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