Gerrhopilus addisoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species: Gerrhopilus addisoni

Name

• Gerrhopilus addisoni Kraus, 2017: 80.

Holotype: USNM 195953, adult ♀, collected by H. Heatwole on 24 March 1969.

Type locality: “Panaete Island, Deboyne Group, 10.68° S, 152.35° E, 0–50 m a.s.l., Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.”

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2017. New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4299(1): 75–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gerrhopilus addisoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Panaeate Island Blindsnake