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Stegonotus modestus

species of reptile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ3498055 ↗
Source-derived summary

Stegonotus modestus, the Moluccan ground snake, Maluku ground snake, or northern frog-eating snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

The snake is found in Indonesia.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Stegonotus modestus” is species of reptile. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Stegonotus, modestus and species, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current 28-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Stegonotus, modestus and species is the immediate research focus.
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Why this record matters

The phrase “species of reptile” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3498055. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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A general summary may omit uncertainty, sample limits or methodological disagreement that is explicit in the technical record. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Stegonotus modestus”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Stegonotus modestus primary sources, Stegonotus modestus archive and Stegonotus research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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  2. Which observation, specimen, dataset or publication supports the account?
  3. Is the terminology current, historical or disputed?
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This entry incorporates text from “Stegonotus modestus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.