Leiopython fredparkeri SCHLEIP, 2008
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Leiopython fredparkeri
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| Higher Taxa | Pythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Southern whitelip python E: Karimui Basin whitelip python [fredparkeri] E: Wau White-lipped Python [montanus] |
| Synonym | Leiopython hoserae HOSER 2000 Leiopython albertisii bennetti HOSER 2000 Leiopython bennettorum — WÜSTER et al. 2001 Leiopython hoserae — SCHLEIP 2008: 656 Leiopython bennettorum — SCHLEIP 2008: 658 Leiopython fredparkeri SCHLEIP 2008: 659 Bothrochilus hoserae — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 Leiopython meridionalis SCHLEIP 2014 Leiopython montanus SCHLEIP 2014 Bothrochilus fredparkeri — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 Bothrochilus bennettorum — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 Bothrochilus hoserae — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 Bothrochilus montanus — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 (by implication) Leiopython hoserae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 366 Leiopython bennettorum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 366 Leiopython fredparkeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 366 Leiopython meridionalis — BARKER et al. 2015 Leiopython fredparkeri — BARKER et al. 2015 Leiopython montanus — BARKER et al. 2015 Leiopython meridionalis — NATUSCH et al. 2020 Leiopython meridionalis — ESQUERRÉ et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Western Province) Type locality: Wipim, Western Province, Papua New Guinea montanus: Papua New Guinea; Type locality: near Wau, Morobe Province, PNG fredparkeri: Papua New Guinea, elevation 1100-1500 m. Type locality: Karimui, Chimbu District, Simbu Province, PNG |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: AMNH 107150 Holotype: BPBM 5452 [montanus] Holotype: CAS 118906, A large male (everted hemipenes) collected by F. Parker 7 July 1967 [fredparkeri] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Leiopython meridionalis is distinguished from L. albertisii by dark grey, brown or black dorsal colouration (versus dark yellow or golden in L. albertisii); absence of small specks of white patterning on the postocular scales in all specimens; generally a single pair of parietal scales (as opposed to two pairs in most L. albertisii); and a higher mean number of dorsal midbody scales and fewer ventral scales than L. al- bertisii. Relative to its body length, L. meridionalis has a longer and wider head than L. albertisii and preliminary data suggest that L. mer- idionalis grows to a larger maximum body size (Natusch and Lyons, 2012). Leiopython meridionalis is easily differentiated from L. albertisii on the basis of molecular genetic information (Natusch et al. 2020). Additional details (4319 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Natusch et al. 2020 synonymized L. montanus and L. fredparkeri (including their synonyms) with L. meridionalis, but fredparkeri has priority over meridionalis. |
| Etymology | The specific name meridionalis derives from the Latin for ‘southern,’ in reference to the fact that this species was often referred to as the southern form of White-Lipped Pythons. The specific name montanus derives from the Latin adjective for ‘living on a hill,’ in reference to the topography near the town of Wau. L. fredparkeri was named in honor of the collector of these and many other specimens, the herpetologist Fred Parker, Townsville, Australia. |
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