Black-lipped groundsnake
Stegonotus melanolabiatus Ruane, Richards, Mcvay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin, 2017
First described in: Ruane, S., Richards, S. J., Mcvay, J. D., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K., & Austin, C. C. Cryptic and non-cryptic diversity in New Guinea ground snakes of the genus Stegonotus Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854: a description of four new species (Squamata: Colubridae).
Stegonotus melanolabiatus, the black-lipped ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Papua New Guinea.
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description
Synonyms. None. Original name. Stegonotus melanolabiatus Ruane et al., 2017: 18. The species name is a descriptive adjective formed from the Greek melano and the Latin labia, meaning dark lips. It was selected to highlight the presence of dark coloration on the labial scales. The species description was presented in English.
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)
discussion
Comment. Ruane et al. (2017) considered S. melanolabiatus to be a member of their S. diehli complex.
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)
materials_examined
Type specimens. Holotype: AMS R 115343 (Fig. 33 A – E, Table 1; Ruane et al. 2017: Fig. 7), an adult male. Paratypes: AMS R 122906 (Fig. 33 F – H), an adult male. AMS R 115361 (Fig. 33 I – K), unsexed. Our own examination of this specimen ascertained by the presence of follicles that it is a female. AMS 115320 (Fig. 33 L – N), unsexed. Our own examination of this specimen ascertained by the presence of the m. retractor penis magnus that it is a male. Type localities. Holotype: Doido, Chimbu [now Simbu] Province, Papua New Guinea, elev. 1300 m (ca. 6.5500 ° S, 144.83 ° E). Paratypes: AMS R 122906, Waro, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, elev. 550 m (ca. 6.5333 ° S, 143.18 ° E); AMS R 115361 and R 115320, Noru, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, elev. 1150 m (ca. 6.5833 ° S, 144.65 ° E). Collection. All type specimens were collected by Stephen C. Donnellan (South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia) and Kenneth P. Aplin (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA) in April and May 1984.
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)
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