Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
August 22nd, 2026.
 
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Genus
Stegonotus
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Western Indo-Australian Ground Snakes
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Westliche Indo-Australische Erdnattern
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Vestlige Indo-australske Jordsnoge
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1854 |  |
Stegonotus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Stegonotus mülleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) |
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1900 | |
Haplonodon Griffin (type species: Haplonodon philippinensis Griffin 1910) |
Contents:
16 species, of which 15 (93.8%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Lielaphis.
6 species were previously assigned to the genus
Lycodon
(alcalai, bibonius, chrysoprateros, muelleri, philippinensis [previously referred to as Lycodon muelleri], and solivagus).
Some records, e.g., East Timor, Misool and Numfoor (Indonesia), and New South Wales (Australia), are unassigned to species level (see Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018).
There is a single record from Bougainville (North Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea) which is considered doubtful (O'Shea 1996).
Distribution:
Malay Archipelago, N. Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
New South Wales
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
East Timor,
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Bacan,
Batanta,
Biak,
Buru,
Flores,
Halmahera,
Kai Islands,
Kasiruta,
Laut (off Seram),
Misool,
Morotai,
Numfoor,
Obi,
Salawati,
Semau,
Seram,
Sumba,
Supiori,
Tanimbar Islands,
Ternate,
Tidore,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
Duke of York,
New Britain,
New Ireland],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
Trobriand Islands,
Woodlark),
Philippines
(Bohol,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Mindanao,
Samar).
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Stegonotus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Stegonotus alcalai
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Batan Ground Snake, (Alcala's Wolf Snake)
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Batan-Wolfzahnnatter
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Batan-ulvesnog
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Lycodon alcalai Ota & Ross |
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Stegonotus alcalai Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026 |
Remarks:
Status of this species in Babuyan Claro and Camiguin Norte is unclear (Diesmos & Lorenzo 2022).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Babuyan Claro,
Calayan,
Camiguin Norte],
Batan Islands
[Batan,
Sabtang]).
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Stegonotus ayamaru
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Ayamaru Ground Snake
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Ayamaru-Erdnatter
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Ayamaru-jordsnog
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Stegonotus ayamaru Kaiser, O'Shea & Kaiser |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Stegonotus batjanensis
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Bacan Ground Snake
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Bacan-Erdnatter
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Bacan-jordsnog
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1865 | |
Coluber batjanensis Günther |
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Stegonotus batjanensis Boulenger 1893 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bacan,
Halmahera,
Kasiruta,
Morotai,
Obi,
Ternate,
Tidore).
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Stegonotus bibonius
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Camiguin Norte Ground Snake, (Crombie's Wolf Snake)
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Camiguin-Norte-Wolfzahnnatter
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Camiguin Norte-ulvesnog
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Lycodon bibonius Ota & Ross |
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Stegonotus bibonius Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands
[Babuyan Claro,
Camiguin Norte]).
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Stegonotus borneensis
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Bornean Black Ground Snake, Bornean Black Snake, Bornean Red Snake
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Schwarze Borneo-Erdnatter
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Sort Borneo-jordsnog
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Stegonotus borneensis Inger |
Remarks:
Currently known from a single locality in Sarawak (Kaiser, Lapin, O'Shea & Kaiser 2020).
Records from Sabah refer to calligocephalus, previously regarded as a population of borneensis.
Presence in Kalimantan (Indonesia) needs confirmation, although reported by Iskandar, Jenkins, Das, Auliya, Inger & Lilley (2012), however, without references.
Presence in Thailand is regarded as doubtful, although listed by Nabhitabhata, Chan-ard & Chuaynkern (2004) (see Pauwels & David 2005; David, Cox, Pauwels, Chanhome & Thirakhupt 2004).
Distribution:
Malaysia
(Sarawak).
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Stegonotus caligocephalus
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Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake
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Dunkelkopf-Erdnatter
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Mørkhovedet Jordsnog
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2020 | |
Stegonotus caligocephalus Kaiser, Lapin, O'Shea & Kaiser |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of borneensis.
Distribution:
Malaysia
(Sabah).
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Stegonotus chrysoprateros
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Dalupiri Ground Snake, (Ross's Wolf Snake)
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Dalupiri-Wolfzahnnatter
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Dalupiri-ulvesnog
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Lycodon chrysoprateros Ota & Ross |
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Stegonotus chrysoprateros Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026 |
Remarks:
Possibly a synonym of alcalai (Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018).
Records from Camiguin Norte need confirmation (Diesmos, Lorenzo & Prado 2022).
Taxonomic status of populations on Calayan and Babuyan Claro are unresolved (Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Babuyan Islands:
Dalupiri).
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Stegonotus cucullatus
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Doberai Ground Snake, (Slatey-grey Ground Snake, Slate-grey Snake, Hooded Snake)
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Doberai-Erdnatter
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Doberai-jordsnog
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1854 | |
Lycodon cucullatum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Stegonotus cucullatus Boulenger 1893 |
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1874 | |
Lycodon magnus Meyer (syn. Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018) |
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Stegonotus magnus Lidth de Jeude 1911 |
Remarks:
Previously included australis, keyensis, and reticulatus.
Australian records refer to australis.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Biak,
Supiori,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
Trobriand Islands,
Woodlark).
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Stegonotus dorsalis
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Monumbo Ground Snake
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Monumbo-Erdnatter
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Monumbo-jordsnog
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Stegonotus dorsalis Werner |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of diehli (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea (2018).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Stegonotus florensis
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Flores Ground Snake
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Flores-Erdnatter
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Flores-jordsnog
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Lycodon florensis De Rooij |
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Stegonotus florensis Iskandar & Colijn 2001 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Flores (Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018).
Previously included sutteri.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Flores).
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Stegonotus muelleri
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Philippine Ground Snake, (Mindanao Wolf Snake, Müller's Rat Snake)
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Philippinische Erdnatter
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Filippinsk Jordsnog
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1854 | |
Stegonotus mülleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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1858 | |
Lycodon mülleri Günther [not Lycodon mülleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854] |
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1893 | |
Stegonotus dumerilii Boulenger (syn. Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026) |
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Lycodon dumerilii Leviton 1965 |
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1861 | |
Spilotes samarensis Peters (syn. Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018) |
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1922 | |
Dryocalamus mccroryi Taylor (syn. Leviton 1962 [of Lycodon muelleri]) |
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Dryocalamus mccroryae Michels & Bauer 2004 [justified emendation] |
Other common names:
dumerilii: Dumeril's Wolf Snake
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Mindanao,
Samar,
Siargao,
Sulu Islands
[Basilan]).
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Stegonotus parvus
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Yapen Ground Snake, Slatey-brown Ground Snake, Slate-brown Snake, Common Ground Snake
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Yapen-Erdnatter
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Yapen-jordsnog
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1874 | |
Lycodon parvus Meyer |
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Stegonotus parvus Cogger 1983 |
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2012 | |
Stegonotus sammacdowelli Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Yapen and possibly other, nearby islands (Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018).
The name has previously been attached to populations in Australia and New Guinea, incl. Bismarck Archipelago.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Yapen).
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Stegonotus philippinensis
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Luzon Ground Snake, (Müller's Wolf Snake)
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Luzon-Wolfzahnnatter
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Luzon-ulvesnog
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Lycodon mülleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril [not Stegonotus muelleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854] |
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Odontomus mülleri Boettger 1886 |
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1898 | |
Stegonotus dumerili Boettger 1898 [not Stegonotus dumerilii Boulenger 1893] |
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1910 | |
Haplonodon philippinensis Griffin 1910 |
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Stegonotus philippinensis Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026 |
Remarks:
Previously referred to as Lycodon muelleri (e.g., Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018).
When the species was transferred to the genus Stegonotus, homonymy with Stegonotus muelleri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854 required a new name for the former species.
The name Haplonodon philippinensis Griffin 1910 (synonymised with Lycodon muelleri by Leviton 1965) was available, resulting in the current name Stegonotus philippinensis
to be proposed by Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane (2026).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Batan Islands
[Batan,
Itbayat],
Catanduanes,
Luzon,
Marinduque,
Mindoro,
Polillo).
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Stegonotus poechi
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Pöch's Ground Snake
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Pöchs Erdnatter
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Pöchs Jordsnog
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1924 | |
Stegonotus poechi Werner |
Remarks:
Reintroduced as a valid species by Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea (2018) after having been mentioned only once in the literature (Loveridge 1948) since its description.
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Stegonotus solivagus
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Pale-banded Ground Snake, Northern Luzon Wolf Snake
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Hellbändige Wolfzahnnatter
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Lysbåndet Ulvesnog
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1994 | |
Lycodon solivagus Ota & Ross |
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Stegonotus solivagus Bernstein, Austin, Soto-Centeno, Huang, Roberts, McGuire, Iskandar, Iova, Frederick, Sanguila, Weinell, Brown & Ruane 2026 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Luzon).
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Stegonotus sutteri
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Sumba Ground Snake
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Sumba-Erdnatter
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Sumba-jordsnog
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1953 | |
Stegonotus sutteri Forcart |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of florensis (e.g., Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea (2018).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sumba).
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