Aspidomorphus muelleri
| Aspidomorphus muelleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Aspidomorphus |
| Species: | A. muelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidomorphus muelleri (Schlegel, 1837)
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Aspidomorphus muelleri, also known commonly as Müller's crown snake and Müller's crowned snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae.[2] The species is native to Oceania. There are three recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of German naturalist Salomon Müller.[3]: 184
Description
Aspidomorphus muelleri may attain a total length of 50 cm (20 in), including a tail length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It has six upper labials, the third and fourth in contact with the eye. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The anal plate is divided.[4]
Geographic distribution
Aspidomorphus muelleri is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Aspidomorphus muelleri are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior
Aspidomorphus muelleri is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Aspidomorphus muelleri is oviparous.[2]
Subspecies
The following three subspecies of Aspidomorphus muelleri are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Aspidomorphus muelleri muelleri (Schlegel, 1837)
- Aspidomorphus muelleri interruptus Brongersma, 1934
- Aspidomorphus muelleri lineatus Brongersma, 1934
References
- ^ a b c Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2022) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Aspidomorphus muelleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T196567A217771523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T196567A217771523.en. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Aspidomorphus muelleri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Pseudelaps muelleri, pp. 316–317).
Further reading
- Brongersma, L.D. (1934). "Contributions to Indo-Australian Herpetology". Zoologische Mededeelingen. 17 (3/4): 161–251 + Plates I–II. (Aspidomorphus mülleri interruptus, new subspecies, pp. 231–232 + Plate II, figure 6; A. m. lineatus, new subspecies, pp. 232–234).
- McDowell, S.B.; Cogger, H.G. (1967). "Aspidomorphus, a genus of New Guinea snakes of the Family Elapidae, with notes on related genera". Journal of Zoology. 151 (4): 497–543.
- O'Shea, M. (1996). A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Independent Group Ltd. ISBN 978-9810078362. xii + 239 pp. (in English and Creole).
- Schlegel, H. (1837). Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale xxviii + 251 pp. AND Partie Descriptive 606 + xvi pp. Amsterdam: M.H. Schonekat. ("Elaps müllerii ", new species, pp. 452–454 + Plate XVI, figures 16–17 in Partie Descriptive). (in French).