Gerrhopilus lestes KRAUS, 2017
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Gerrhopilus lestes
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| Higher Taxa | Gerrhopilidae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Gerrhopilus lestes KRAUS 2017 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (New Ireland Province) Type locality: Weitin River Valley, 13 km N, 10.5 km W of river mouth (4.5035° S, 152.9374° E, 240 m a.s.l.), New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BPBM 11904, Sex unknown (specimen undissected), (field number AA14090), collected by A. Allison on 18 January 1994. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species belongs to Gerrhopilus based on the presence of head glands in the centers of the anterior head shields in addition to their anterior margins (McDowell 1974; Wallach 1996b). A relatively robust (L/ M = 76) species of Gerrhopilus having the unique combination of head glands dispersed among the rostral, superior nasal, preocular, ocular, and supraocular scales but absent from the frontal, prefrontal, and all supralabials, a rostrate snout with a transverse keel on the ventral margin of the rostral that lies dorsal to the rictus, angle of pre- oral snout in lateral aspect inclined at an approximately 10° angle from the horizontal, distinct pupil in the eye, longitudinal scale rows 26/24/20, transverse scale rows posterior to the rostral 722, supralabial imbrication pattern T-V, subocular scale one, presubocular scale absent, subcaudal scales 25, L/W ratio 55, and an unpigmented rostral followed sequentially by dark-brown head scales and then paler-brown body scales, giving the face a masked appearance. Refer to Table 1 for additional diagnostic qualitative and quantitative features. Additional details (1513 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The trivial epithet is a masculine Greek noun in apposition meaning “thief,” an allusion to the mask-like color pattern across the head. |
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