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34 Australasian Journal of Herpetology TRIBE OLIGODONINI TRIBE NOV. LIST OF GENERA AND SPECIES GENUS COTTONKUKRI GEN. NOV. Cottonkukri taeniolatus (Jerdon, 1853)(Type species). Cottonkukri sublineatus (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854). Cottonkukri (Sammykukriae) dorsalis (Gray and Hardwicke, 1835). GENUS DANNYELFAKHARIKUKRI GEN. NOV. Dannyelfakharikukri multizonatus (Zhao and Jiang, 1981). GENUS DAVIEKUKRI GEN. NOV. Daviekukri cinereus (Günther, 1864) (Type species). Daviekukri albocinctus (Cantor, 1839). Daviekukri inornatus (Boulenger, 1914). Daviekukri joynsoni (Smith, 1917). Daviekukri splendidus (Günther, 1875). Daviekukri (Harrigankukriae) maculatus (Taylor, 1918). GENUS FUNKIKUKRI GEN. NOV. Funkikukri octolineatus (Schneider, 1801) (Type species). Funkikukri forbesi (Boulenger, 1883). Funkikukri meyerinkii (Steindachner, 1891). Funkikukri unicolor (Kopstein, 1926). Funkikukri woodmasoni (Sclater, 1891). Funkikukri trilineatus (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854). GENUS HOSERKUKRIAE GEN. NOV. Hoserkukriae modestum (Günther, 1864) (Type species). Hoserkukriae ancorus (Girard, 1858). Hoserkukriae waandersi (Bleeker, 1860). Hoserkukriae vertebralis (Günther, 1865). Hoserkukriae notospilus (Günther, 1873). Hoserkukriae everetti (Boulenger, 1893). GENUS HUGHESKUKRI GEN. NOV. Hugheskukri purpurascens (Schlegel, 1837) (Type species). Hugheskukri signatus (Günther, 1864). Hugheskukri perkinsi (Taylor, 1925). Hugheskukri booliati (Leong and Grismer, 2004). Hugheskukri annulifer (Boulenger, 1893). Hugheskukri pulcherrimus (Werner, 1909). Hugheskukri praefrontalis (Werner, 1913). Hugheskukri petronellae (Roux, 1917). GENUS MOSESELFAKHARIKUKRI GEN. NOV. Moseselfakharikukri catenatus (Blyth, 1854) (Type species). Moseselfakharikukri ningshaanensis (Yuan, 1983). Moseselfakharikukri mcdougalli (Wall, 1905). Moseselfakharikukri eberhardti (Pellegrin, 1910). Moseselfakharikukri melaneus (Wall, 1909). Moseselfakharikukri lungshenensis (Zheng and Hung, 1978). Moseselfakharikukri ornatus (Van Denburgh, 1909). Moseselfakharikukri erythrorhachis (Wall, 1910). Moseselfakharikukri nikhili (Whitaker and Dattatri, 1982). GENUS NINKUKRI GEN. NOV. Ninkukri cruentatus (Günther, 1868) (Type species). Ninkukri planiceps (Boulenger, 1888). Ninkukri theobaldi (Günther, 1868). Ninkukri torquatus (Boulenger, 1888). Ninkukri wagneri (David and Vogel, 2012). Ninkukri erythrogaster (Boulenger, 1907). Ninkukri hamptoni (Boulenger, 1900). Ninkukri melanozonatus (Wall, 1922). GENUS OLIGODON FITZINGER, 1826 Oligodon bitorquatus Boie, 1827 (Type species). GENUS OXYKUKRIUS GEN. NOV. Oxykukrius arnensis (Shaw, 1802)(Type species). Oxykukrius venustus (Jerdon, 1853). Oxykukrius calamarius (Linnaeus, 1758). Oxykukrius travancoricus (Beddome, 1877). Oxykukrius (Crottykukrius) affinis (Günther, 1862). GENUS SMYTHKUKRI GEN. NOV. Smythkukri taeniatus (Günther, 1861) (Type species). Smythkukri barroni (Smith, 1916). Smythkukri mouhoti (Boulenger, 1914). Smythkukri pseudotaeniatus (David, Vogel and Van Rooijen, 2008). Smythkukri deuvei (David, Vogel and Van Rooijen, 2008). Smythkukri moricei (David, Vogel and Van Rooijen, 2008). Smythkukri (Geddykukrius) annamensis (Leviton, 1953). GENUS TRILEPTIS COPE, 1886 Trileptis brevicauda (Günther, 1862)(Type species). Trileptis chinensis (Günther, 1888). Trileptis cyclurus (Cantor, 1839). Trileptis ocellatus (Morice, 1875). Trileptis formosanus (Günther, 1872). Trileptis kheriensis (Acharji and Ray, 1936). Trileptis jintakunei (Pauwels, Wallach, David and Chanhome, 2002). Trileptis lacroixi (Angel and Bourret, 1933). Trileptis fasciolatus (Günther, 1864). Trileptis juglandifer (Wall, 1909). Trileptis saintgironsi (David, Vogel and Pauwels, 2008). Trileptis macrurus (Angel, 1927). Available online at www.herp.net Copyright- Kotabi Publishing - All rights reserved Hoser 2012 - Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:15-34.
Hoser 2012 - Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:35-46. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 35 Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13:35-46. Published 30 June 2012. INTRODUCTION (TROPIDONOPHIS) The genus Tropidonophis Jan, 1863 was for many years synonymised with Amphiesma Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854. However as a result of monographs by Malnate in 1960 and 1962 and another with Underwood in 1988 formally defining both genera, most publishing herpetologists have adopted their classification without question. Available online at www.herp.net Copyright- Kotabi Publishing - All rights reserved ISSN 1836-5698 (Print) ISSN 1836-5779 (Online) A review of Natricine genera Tropidonophis Jan, 1863 and Amphiesma Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854 (Serpentes:Colubroidae:Natricinae). Raymond T. Hoser 488 Park Road, Park Orchards, Victoria, 3114, Australia. Phone: +61 3 9812 3322 Fax: 9812 3355 E-mail: viper007@live.com.au Received 13 April 2012, Accepted 20 April 2012, Published 30 June 2012. ABSTRACT The taxonomy of the Natricine genera Tropidonophis Jan, 1863 and Amphiesma Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854 is reassessed on the basis of all available information. As a result the genus Tropidonophis as known is divided into two and there are a number of taxonomic acts made according to the Zoological Code. The two Philippine species are placed within a newly named genus Oxynatrix gen. nov.. It is in turn divided into subgenera to accommodate each taxon. The remainder of Tropidonophis is divided into four subgenera, including the nominate one retaining most species, Stypohynchus Peters, 1863 for Tropidonophis truncatus (Peters, 1863) with four similar species and two monotypic subgenera for the species Tropidonophis doriae (Boulenger, 1897) and Tropidonophis elongatus (Jan, 1865). Tropidonophis elongatus (Jan, 1865), is divided into three species, and one of the newly named species is in turn divided into two subspecies. The three New Guinea species Tropidonophis multiscutellatus (Brongersma, 1948), Tropidonophis novaeguineae (Lidth De Jude, 1911) and Tropidonophis picturatus (Schlegel, 1837) are each divided into two subspecies. Amphiesma is reviewed and found to be paraphyletic. Available names are found for some species groups, but five groups lacking an available name are formally assigned to newly named genera and a single species to a newly named subgenus. These are Greernatrix gen. nov., Wellsnatrix gen. nov., Wellingtonnatrix gen. nov., Elliottnatrix gen. nov., Asianatrix gen. nov. and Sundanatrix subgen. nov. respectively. Keywords: Taxonomic revision; new genera; new subgenera; new species; new subspecies; Tropidonophis; Amphiesma; Oxynatrix; Kirnerea; Desburkeus; Desburkei; Alanbrygelus; alanbrygeli; smythi; sammywatsonae; cottoni; trioanoi; pillotti; Greernatrix; Wellsnatrix; Wellingtonnatrix; Elliottnatrix; Asianatrix; Sundanatrix. Due in large part to the comprehensive detail in which the authors investigated these snakes and then published their results, the morphologically conservative water snakes from the Australasian region, genus Tropidonophis have since attracted little taxonomic interest. While there had been several attempts to erect new genera for snakes within both genera in the 1800’s, (generally rejected), no
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