Myron karnsi

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.

Description
This is a melanistic species.

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