Tropidonophis dolasii is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Etymology The specific name, dolasii, is in honor of Papua New Guinean, Dolasi Salepuna, for his field assistance.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tropidonophis dolasii, p. 74).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Tropidonophis dolasii is forest in association with freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of .
Diet Tropidonophis dolasii preys upon frogs.
Reproduction Tropidonophis dolasii is oviparous.
References
Further reading Kraus F, Allison A (2004). "A new species of Tropidonophis (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117 (3): 303–310. (Tropidonophis dolasii, new species).