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. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 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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