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Cryptophis
''Cryptophis'' is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea. Species The following five species are recognized as being valid. *'' Cryptophis boschmai'' *'' Cryptophis incredibilis'' *'' Cryptophis nigrescens'' *'' Cryptophis nigrostriatus'' *'' Cryptophis pallidiceps'' ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Cryptophis''. Etymology The specific name, ''boschmai'', is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma Hilbrand Boschma (22 April 1893 – 22 July 1976) was a Dutch zoologist and director of the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden. Boschma studied botany and zoology at the University of Amsterdam. He went to the former Dutch East Indies, ....Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Rhinoplocephal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis Nigrescens
''Cryptophis nigrescens'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia. Taxonomy ''Cryptophis nigrescens'' was described by Albert Günther in 1862, assigning the new species to ''Hoplocephalus''. Geographic range ''Cryptophis nigrescens'' is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.''Cryptophis nigrescens''. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Common names Common names for the species include short-tailed snake, small-eyed snake, and eastern small-eyed snake. Reproduction ''Cryptophis nigrescens'' is viviparous Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the m .... References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis
''Cryptophis'' is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea. Species The following five species are recognized as being valid. *'' Cryptophis boschmai'' *'' Cryptophis incredibilis'' *'' Cryptophis nigrescens'' *'' Cryptophis nigrostriatus'' *'' Cryptophis pallidiceps'' ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Cryptophis''. Etymology The specific name, ''boschmai'', is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma Hilbrand Boschma (22 April 1893 – 22 July 1976) was a Dutch zoologist and director of the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden. Boschma studied botany and zoology at the University of Amsterdam. He went to the former Dutch East Indies, ....Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Rhinoplocephal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis Boschmai
''Cryptophis boschmai'', also known Common name, commonly as the Carpentaria snake or the Carpentaria whip snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea. Etymology The specific name (zoology), specific epithet ''boschmai'' honours Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens, Beolens B, Michael Watkins (zoologist), Watkins M, Michael Grayson, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Rhinoplocephalus boschmai'', p. 32). Description The colouration of ''C. boschmai'' is tan to dark brown on the upper body, with a pale belly. It grows to a total length (including tail) of about . Behaviour ''C. boschmai'' is Terrestrial locomotion, terrestrial and Nocturnality, nocturnal, sheltering during the day under bark, logs, and leaf litter. Diet ''C. boschmai'' Predation, preys upon small lizards. Repro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis Pallidiceps
''Cryptophis pallidiceps'', also known as the western Carpentaria snake or northern small-eyed snake, is a species of venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''pallidiceps'' (“pale-headed”) refers to its body markings. Description The snake grows to an average of about 50 cm in length. The upper body is brown, grey or black, often with a paler head. The sides of the body are yellow-orangish, the belly white. Behaviour The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of four. It feeds on lizards and frogs. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory. It inhabits tropical woodlands. The type locality is Port Essington Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. It was the site of an early attempt at British settlement, but now exists only as a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis Incredibilis
''Cryptophis incredibilis'', also known as the pink snake, is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ''incredibilis'' (“incredible”) is presumed to refer to its unusual colouration. Description The upper body of the snake is a uniform pink, with a white belly. It is a slender snake which grows to an average of about 40 cm in length. Behaviour The snake is viviparous. Distribution and habitat The species’ distribution is limited to Prince of Wales Island, in Torres Strait, in the far north of Queensland, where it inhabits woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ... on sandy soils. References incredibilis Snakes of Australia Reptiles of Queensland Taxa named by Richard Walter Wells Taxa named by Clif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptophis Nigrostriatus
''Cryptophis nigrostriatus'', also known as the black-striped snake, is a species of venomous snake native to Australia and New Guinea. The specific epithet ''nigrostriatus'' (“black-striped”) refers to its body markings. Description The snake is slender and grows to an average of about 50 cm in length. The upper body is reddish-brown to pink, with a black, full-length vertebral stripe and dark head. Behaviour The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of six. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in the southern Western Province of Papua New Guinea, and in Australia from the northern Cape York Peninsula south-eastwards through eastern Queensland to Rockhampton. It inhabits dry woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...s. The type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilbrand Boschma
Hilbrand Boschma (22 April 1893 – 22 July 1976) was a Dutch zoologist and director of the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden. Boschma studied botany and zoology at the University of Amsterdam. He went to the former Dutch East Indies, where he studied embryology, functional morphology in reptiles and amphibians, and stony corals. He joined a Danish expedition to the Kai Islands in 1922 as an associate of the Danish zoologist Dr. Th. Mortensen and sampled and studied corals. He is taxon author of (among other invertebrate organisms) several different species of fire corals. Thereafter Boschma went back to The Netherlands to take up the post of chief assistant at the Zoological Laboratory of the State University at Leiden. In 1925 he started giving lectures in general zoology for medical students, and in 1931 he became professor of general zoology. In 1934 Boschma became director of the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden. He was the first director who was speciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Brongersma
Leo Daniel Brongersma (17 May 1907 in Bloemendaal, North Holland – 24 July 1994 in Leiden) was a Dutch zoologist, herpetologist, author, and lecturer. Brongersma was born in Bloemendaal, North Holland, and earned his PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 1934. He was probably best known for his scientific paper, "European Atlantic Turtles", which was published in 1972, but he also served as the director of the Natural History Museum, Leiden and lectured at Leiden University until he retired at age 65. In the 1950s he led several expeditions to collect zoological specimens in New Guinea. He described many new reptile species from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and New Guinea. He was also a Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1952 and an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. He died at his home in Leiden in 1994. Amphibian and reptile taxa described by Brongersma Species and subspecies are listed in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elapidae
Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydocephalus. Many members of this family exhibit a threat display of rearing upwards while spreading out a neck flap. Elapids are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Members of the family have a wide range of sizes, from the white-lipped snake to the king cobra. Most species have neurotoxic venom which is channeled by their hollow fangs, and some may contain other toxic components in various proportions. The family includes 55 genera with some 360 species and over 170 subspecies. Description Terrestrial elapids look similar to the Colubridae; almost all have long, slender bodies with smooth scales, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Ross Wellington
The Wells and Wellington affair was a dispute about the publication of three papers in the ''Australian Journal of Herpetology'' in 1983 and 1985. The periodical was established in 1981 as a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on the study of amphibians and reptiles ( herpetology). Its first two issues were published under the editorship of Richard W. Wells, a first-year biology student at Australia's University of New England. Wells then ceased communicating with the journal's editorial board for two years before suddenly publishing three papers without peer review in the journal in 1983 and 1985. Coauthored by himself and high school teacher Cliff Ross Wellington, the papers reorganized the taxonomy of all of Australia's and New Zealand's amphibians and reptiles and proposed over 700 changes to the binomial nomenclature of the region's herpetofauna. Members of the herpetological community reacted strongly to the pair's actions and eventually brought a case to the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Specific Name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet or species epithet) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen). The first part of the name of a species is the name of the genus or the generic name. The rules and regulations governing the giving of a new species name are explained in the article species description. For example, the scientific name for humans is ''Homo sapiens'', which is the species name, consisting of two names: ''Homo'' is the " generic name" (the name of the genus) and ''sapiens'' is the "specific name". Historically, ''specific name'' referred to the combination of what are now called the generic and specific names. Carl Linnaeus, who formalized binomial nomenclature, made explicit distinctions between specific, generic, and trivial names. The generic name was that of the genus, the first in the binomial, the trivial name was the second name in the binomial, and the specific the proper term for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name or a scientific name; more informally it is also historically called a Latin name. The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Homo sapiens''. ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is likely the most widely known binomial. The ''formal'' introduction of this system of naming species is credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
