Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Toxicocalamus
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Papuan Worm-eating Snakes, New Guinean Forest Snakes
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Papuanische Wurmottern, Neuguinea-Wurmottern
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Papuanske Ormegiftsnoge
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1896 |  |
Toxicocalamus Boulenger (type species: Toxicocalamus longissimus Boulenger 1896) |
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1898 | |
Apistocalamus Boulenger (type species: Apistocalamus loriae Boulenger 1898; syn. McDowell 1969) |
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1900 | |
Pseudapistocalamus Lönnberg (type species: Pseadapistocalamus nymani Lönnberg 1900; syn. McDowell 1969) |
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1905 | |
Vanapina De Vis (type species: Vanapina lineata De Vis 1905; syn. Ingram 1989) |
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1913 | |
Ultrocalamus Sternfeld (type species: Ultrocalamus preussi Sternfeld 1913; syn. McDowell 1969) |
Contents:
24 species, all of which (100.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
New Guinea and satellites.
Reported from:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima,
Rossel,
Sudest],
Woodlark).
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Toxicocalamus atratus
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Kundiawa Worm-eating Snake
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Kundiawa-Wurmotter
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Kundiawa-ormegiftsnog
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2022 | |
Toxicocalamus atratus Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus buergersi
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Northern New Guinean Worm-eating Snake, (Buerger's Forest Snake)
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Nördliche Wurmotter
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Nordlig Ormegiftsnog
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1913 | |
Ultrocalamus bürgersi Sternfeld |
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Ultrocalamus buergersi McDowell 1967 |
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Toxicocalamus buergersi Gans 1978 |
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1929 | |
Ultrocalamus latisquamatus Schüz (McDowell 1969) |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus cratermontanus
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Crater Mountain Worm-eating Snake
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Chimbu-Wurmotter
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Chimbu-ormegiftsnog
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2017 | |
Toxicocalamus cratermontanus Kraus |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus ernstmayri
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Star Mountains Worm-eating Snake
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Star-Mountains-Wurmotter
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Star Mountains-ormegiftsnog
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2015 | |
Toxicocalamus ernstmayri O'Shea, Kaiser & Parker |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis
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Goodenough Island Worm-eating Snake
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Goodenough-Wurmotter
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Goodenough-ormegiftsnog
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2020 | |
Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis Roberts & Austin |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands:
Goodenough).
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Toxicocalamus grandis
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Setekwa River Worm-eating Snake, Setekwa River Forest Snake
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Setekwa-Wurmotter
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Setekwa-ormegiftsnog
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1914 | |
Apistocalamus grandis Boulenger |
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Toxicocalamus grandis McDowell 1969 |
Remarks:
The exact type locality of this species is unclear.
Contrary to previous belief, O'Shea, Blum & Kaiser (2020) documented that it is most likely further up the Setekwa River at a higher altitude than implied by the map.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus holopelturus
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Rossel Island Worm-eating Snake, Mount Rossel Forest Snake
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Rossel-Wurmotter
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Rossel-ormegiftsnog
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1969 | |
Toxicocalamus holopelturus McDowell |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Louisiade Archipelago:
Rossel).
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Toxicocalamus lamingtoni
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Mount Lamington Worm-eating Snake
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Lamington-Wurmotter
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Lamington-ormegiftsnog
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1928 | |
Apisthocalamus lamingtoni Kinghorn |
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Toxicocalamus lamingtoni Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of loriae (e.g., O'Shea 1996).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea (2022).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus loennbergii
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Farfak Worm-eating Snake
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Farfak-Wurmotter
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Farfak-ormegiftsnog
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1908 | |
Apistocalamus loennbergii Boulenger |
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Toxicocalamus loennbergii Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of loriae (e.g., McDowell 1969).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea (2022).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus longhagen
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Mount Hagen Worm-eating Snake
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Mount-Hagen-Wurmotter
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Mount Hagen-ormegiftsnog
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2022 | |
Toxicocalamus longhagen Roberts, Iova & Austin |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus longissimus
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Woodlark Worm-eating Snake, Woodlark Forest Snake, Fergusson Island Forest Snake, Elongate Snake
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Woodlark-Wurmotter
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Woodlark-ormegiftsnog
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1896 | |
Toxicocalamus longissimus Boulenger |
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1905 | |
Vanapina lineata De Vis (Ingram 1989) |
Remarks:
Now believed restricted to Woodlark.
Records from Fergusson (d'Entrecasteaux Islands) are most likely based on mislabelled specimens (O'Shea & Kaiser 2018).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Woodlark).
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Toxicocalamus loriae
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Haveri Worm-eating Snake, (Loria's Forest Snake)
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Haveri-Wurmotter
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Haveri-ormegiftsnog
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1898 | |
Apistocalamus loriae Boulenger |
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Toxicocalamus loriae McDowell 1969 |
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1904 | |
Apistocalamus pratti Boulenger (Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022) |
Other common names:
pratti: (Pratt's Snake)
Remarks:
Now restricted to the southeastern Papua New Guinea.
Previously included lamingtoni, lönnbergi, nymanni,
and the populations now assigned to atratus, mattisoni, nigrescens, spilorhynchus, and vertebralis.
Records from Fergusson Island (d'Entrecasteaux Islands) represent nigrescens.
This may also be the case for records from Normanby Island (d'Entrecasteaux Islands), but this needs verification (Kraus 2017; Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus mattisoni
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Mount Simpson Worm-eating Snake
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Mount-Simpson-Wurmotter
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Mount Simpson-ormegiftsnog
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2020 | |
Toxicocalamus mattisoni Kraus |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus mintoni
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Sudest Worm-eating Snake
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Sudest-Wurmotter
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Sudest-ormegiftsnog
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2009 | |
Toxicocalamus mintoni Kraus |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Louisiade Archipelago:
Sudest).
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Toxicocalamus misimae
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Misima Worm-eating Snake, Misima Island Forest Snake
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Misima-Wurmotter
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Misima-ormegiftsnog
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1969 | |
Toxicocalamus misimae McDowell |
Remarks:
Now believed restricted to Misima.
Records from mainland Papua New Guinea are most likely based on mislabelled specimens (O'Shea & Kaiser 2018).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Louisiade Archipelago:
Misima).
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Toxicocalamus nigrescens
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Blackish Worm-eating Snake
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Schwärzliche Wurmotter
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Mørk Ormegiftsnog
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2017 | |
Toxicocalamus nigrescens Kraus |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands:
Fergusson).
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Toxicocalamus nymani
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Sattelberg Worm-eating Snake
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Sattelberg-Wurmotter
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Sattelberg-ormegiftsnog
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1900 | |
Pseudapistocalamus nymani Lönnberg |
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Toxicocalamus nymani Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of loriae (e.g., McDowell 1969).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea (2022).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea,
Karkar Island).
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Toxicocalamus pachysomus
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Milne Bay Worm-eating Snake
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Östliche Wurmotter
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Østpapuansk Ormegiftsnog
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2009 | |
Toxicocalamus pachysomus Kraus |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus preussi
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Sepik Worm-eating Snake, (Preuss's Forest Snake)
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Sepik-Wurmotter
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Sepik-ormegiftsnog
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1913 | |
Ultrocalamus preussi Sternfeld |
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Toxicocalamus preussi McDowell 1969 |
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1945 | |
Ultrocalamus preussi angusticinctus Bogert & Matalas (McDowell 1969) |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus pumehanae
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Managalas Plateau Worm-eating Snake, Managalas Plateau Snake
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Managalas-Wurmotter
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Managalas-ormegiftsnog
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2018 | |
Toxicocalamus pumehanae O'Shea, Allison & Kaiser |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus
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Spotted Worm-eating Snake
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Gefleckte Wurmotter
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Plettet Ormegiftsnog
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1969 | |
Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus McDowell |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus spilorhynchus
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Saiko Worm-eating Snake
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Saiko-Wurmotter
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Saiko-ormegiftsnog
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2022 | |
Toxicocalamus spilorhynchus Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus stanleyanus
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Mount Stanley Worm-eating Snake, Owen-Stanley Range Forest Snake
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Mount-Stanley-Wurmotter
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Mount Stanley-ormegiftsnog
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1903 | |
Toxicocalamus stanleyanus Boulenger |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Toxicocalamus vertebralis
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Fungoi Worm-eating Snake
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Fungoi-Wurmotter
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Fungoi-ormegiftsnog
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2022 | |
Toxicocalamus vertebralis Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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