Stegonotus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Stegonotus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Stegonotus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] Species of the genus Stegonotus are native to Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.
The genus Stegonotus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid. [1] [2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Stegonotus.
The specific name, aplini, is in honor of Australian herpetologist and mammalogist Kenneth Peter "Ken" Aplin. [3]
The specific name, derooijae, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Nelly de Rooij. [4]
The specific name, diehli, is in honor of German missionary Wilhelm Diehl (1874–1940), who collected herpetological specimens in New Guinea. [5]
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther. [5]
The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johannes Peter Müller. [6]
The specific name, poechi, is in honor of Austrian ethnologist & anthropologist Rudolf Pöch. [7]
The specific name, sutteri, is in honor of Swiss ornithologist Ernst Sutter. [8]
Stegonotus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
Genus: |
Stegonotus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Stegonotus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. [1] Species of the genus Stegonotus are native to Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.
The genus Stegonotus contains 24 species which are recognized as being valid. [1] [2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Stegonotus.
The specific name, aplini, is in honor of Australian herpetologist and mammalogist Kenneth Peter "Ken" Aplin. [3]
The specific name, derooijae, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Nelly de Rooij. [4]
The specific name, diehli, is in honor of German missionary Wilhelm Diehl (1874–1940), who collected herpetological specimens in New Guinea. [5]
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther. [5]
The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johannes Peter Müller. [6]
The specific name, poechi, is in honor of Austrian ethnologist & anthropologist Rudolf Pöch. [7]
The specific name, sutteri, is in honor of Swiss ornithologist Ernst Sutter. [8]