Gerrhopilus papuanorum

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 papuanorum

Name

Gerrhopilus papuanorum Kraus, 2023: 8

• Holotype: BPBM 17236 (field tag FK 7488), ♀, obtained by Fred Kraus from a local collector on 22 February 2003.
• Type locality: “at Bunisi Village, NE slope Mt Simpson, 10.0171° S, 149.6002° E, 1420 m a.s.l., Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea”.

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2023. A revision of Gerrhopilus inornatus (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) reveals a multi-species complex. Zootaxa 5231(1): 1–23. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gerrhopilus papuanorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 May 2023.