Toxicocalamus loriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Toxicocalamus
Species:
T. loriae
Binomial name
Toxicocalamus loriae
(Boulenger, 1897)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Apistocalamus loriae
    Boulenger, 1897
  • Apistocalamus pratti
    Boulenger, 1904
  • Apisthocalamus loriae
    — Boulenger, 1908
  • Toxicocalamus loriae
    — McDowell, 1969

Toxicocalamus loriae, also known commonly as the Loria forest snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea (including some outlying islands) and occurs in both Western New Guinea (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.[1][3]

Etymology

The specific name, loriae, is in honor of Italian ethnologist Lamberto Loria.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. loriae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).[1]

Behavior

T. loriae is diurnal and fossorial.[3]

Diet

T. loriae preys upon earthworms, fly larvae, land snails, and other small invertebrates.[1]

Reproduction

T. loriae is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Parker, F. (2022) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Toxicocalamus loriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T42493924A217802781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42493924A217802781.en. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ 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 + Plates VI–VIII. (Apistocalamus loriae, new species, pp. 705–706 + Plate VIII, figure 1).
  3. ^ a b c d Toxicocalamus loriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ 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. (Toxicocalamus loriae, p. 160).

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