Myron karnsi, also known as the Aru mangrove snake or Karns' mangrove snake, is a species of venomous homalopsid snake native to the Aru Islands of Indonesia. The specific epithet karnsi honours herpetologist Daryl Karns of the Field Museum of Natural History.[1]

Myron karnsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Myron
Species:
M. karnsi
Binomial name
Myron karnsi
Murphy, 2011

Description

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This is a melanistic species.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is known only from the Aru Islands of the Arafura Sea, lying between southern New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Myron karnsi MURPHY, 2011". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 31 May 2021.