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Northern New Guinea keelback
Tropidonophis mcdowelli
Tropidonophis mcdowelli, the northern New Guinea keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in northern New Guinea in both Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea. Its specific name honors Samuel B. McDowell, American herpetologist (1928–2014).
From the article Tropidonophis mcdowelli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Tropidonophis mcdowelli has pits on the head shields anterior to the parietals. It also has a high number of subcaudals, 75–95.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Tropidonophis mcdowelli is lowland and montane rainforest at elevations of 579–1,885 m (1,900–6,184 ft) above sea level in association with watercourses.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
Its specific name, mcdowelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel B. McDowell.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28234.