AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Colubridae / Tropidonophis
Keelback
Tropidonophis
- Jan, 1863
| Pronunciation: | TROP-id-oh-NOH-fis | |||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'keeled snake'. | |||||||||
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Taxonomic notes: |
Includes species that were previously in Amphiesma or Styporhynchus. |
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| Notes: | About 18 species distributed through Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. One Australian species. All are semiaquatic. | |||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: keelback (Tropidonophis mairii) at 50 cm Longest Australian species: keelback (Tropidonophis mairii) at up to 120 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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