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Gerrhopilus suturalis (BRONGERSMA, 1934)

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Higher TaxaGerrhopilidae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTyphlops ater suturalis BRONGERSMA 1934: 196
Gerrhopilus suturalis — WYNN 2021 
DistributionIndonesia (Halmahera eastward to western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea

Type locality: Andai, New Guinea  
Reproductionoviparous (by implication) 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 6297; paratypes: RMNH from Waigeoe, Salawatti, Halmahera 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: Typhlops ater suturalis has been considered as a synonym of Typhlops ater but was revalidated by Wynn 2021. 
References
  • Brongersma,L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen 17: 161-251 - get paper here
  • 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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