Gerrhopilus persephone

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 persephone

Name

• Gerrhopilus persephone Kraus, 2017: 84.

Holotype: UMMZ 242536, immature ♀, collected by F. Francisco on 10 September 2013.

Type locality: “forest near Normanby Mining Camp, above Awaiara Bay, 10.0592° S, 151.0722° E, 620 m a.s.l., Normanby Island, D’Entrecasteux Archipelago, 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 persephone. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.