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]
Description
This is a melanistic species.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is known only from the Aru Islands of the Arafura Sea, lying between southern New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Myron karnsi MURPHY, 2011". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 31 May 2021.