Aspidomorphus is a genus of venomous elapid snakes endemic to New Guinea and neighbouring islands. They are commonly called collared adders or crown snakes. These are small snakes with rounded snouts and small eyes. Very little is known about these nocturnal burrowing species.
Species SpeciesAuthoritySubsp.Common nameGeographic rangeA. lineaticollis(F. Werner, 1903)NoneStriped crown snakePapua New Guinea (Trobriand I, Louisiade Archipelago, d'Entrecasteaux Archipelago)A. muelleri(Schlegel, 1837)4Müller'sBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Aspidomorphus muelleri, p. 184; A. schlegelii, p. 235). crown snakeIndonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago)A. schlegelii(Günther, 1872)NoneSchlegel's crown snakeIndonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea
References
Further reading McDowell SB (1967). "Aspidomorphus, a Genus of New Guinea Snakes of the Family Elapidae, With Notes on Related Genera". Journal of Zoology (London) 151: 497–543. Abstract.
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