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Gerrhopilus sumatranus WYNN, 2021

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Higher TaxaGerrhopilidae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymGerrhopilus sumatranus WYNN 2021: 2245 
DistributionIndonesia (SE Sumatra)

Type locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, 10 km north of Lubuklinggau, 03 120 S, 102 500 E  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1974.4220, collected by Gerald A. Lincoln on June 6, 1973. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A member of the genus Gerrhopilus, distinguishable from other members of this genus by the combination of having an inferior preocular and inferior ocular (sub- ocular), overlap of the third supralabial by only the infe- rior preocular, and overlap of the fourth supralabial by both the inferior preocular and inferior ocular (Wynn 2021).


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CommentApparently known only from the holotype. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Wynn, A. H. 2021. A new species of Gerrhopilus (family: Gerrhopilidae), with comments on the taxonomic status of Gerrhopilus ater suturalis (Brongersma). The Anatomical Record, 304(10): 2243-2248 - get paper here
 
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