Tropidonophis doriae, commonly known as the barred keelback, is a species of snake belonging to the family Colubridae. The species is native to New Guinea and some nearby islands.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tropidonophis |
| Species: | T. doriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropidonophis doriae (Boulenger, 1897)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, doriae, commemorates Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[4][5]
Geographic range edit
T. doriae can be found in the Aru Islands (Maluku province, Indonesia) and in New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua).[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of T. doriae is forest near streams, at altitudes from sea level to 1,545 m (5,069 ft).[1]
Diet edit
T. doriae preys upon frogs, including their eggs and tadpoles, and on fishes.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Tallowin, O.; Parker, F.; O'Shea, M. (2017). "Tropidonophis doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42492548A42492555. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42492548A42492555.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Tropidonophis doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2015.
- ^ Colubridae. Biolib.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1897). "An account of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 38: 694–710. (Tropidonotus doriae, new species, p. 704).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidonophis doriae, p. 75).
Further reading edit
- Goldberg SR, Bursey CR (2011). "Tropidonophis doriae (Barred Keelback). Endoparasites". Herpetological Review 42 (3): 447.
- Malnate EV, Underwood GL (1988). "Australasian natricine snakes of the genus Tropidonophis ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140 (1): 59–201. (Tropidonophis doriae, p. 102).
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