Toxicocalamus longhagen
| Toxicocalamus longhagen | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Toxicocalamus |
| Species: | T. longhagen
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| Binomial name | |
| Toxicocalamus longhagen Roberts, Iova & Austin, 2022[1]
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Toxicocalamus longhagen is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to Mount Hagen in New Guinea. The snake was first collected in 1967 and described to science as a new species in 2022.[2]
Description
Toxicocalamus longhagen is approximately 566 mm (22.3 in) in length and 12.8 mm (0.5 in) in width. The color in life is currently unknown due to the holotype's longtime preservation in 70% ethanol. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus through its facial scale differences and subcaudals.[2]
Etymology
The specific name longhagen comes from the Tok Pisin word "long", meaning 'from', with "hagen" referring to the location of the specimen, Mount Hagen.[2]
Taxonomic evaluation
Differences in the postfrontal bones distinguish it from T. loriae.[2] The species has been suggested to be a nomen dubium.[3]
References
- ^ "Toxicocalamus longhagen Roberts, Iova & Austin, 2022". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d Austin, Christopher; Roberts, Jackson; Iova, Bulisa (October 5, 2022). "A new species of New Guinea Worm-Eating Snake (Serpentes, Elapidae, Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896) from Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98 (2): 339–409. doi:10.3897/zse.98.90520. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Kraus, Frank; Kaiser, Hinrich; O'Shea, Mark (July 31, 2023). "Why Toxicocalamus longhagen Roberts, Iova & Austin, 2022 (Serpentes, Elapidae) is a taxonomic nomen dubium". Bionomina. 32 (1): 41–51. doi:10.11646/BIONOMINA.32.1.4. Retrieved July 22, 2025.