Gerrhopilus wallachi KRAUS, 2023
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Higher Taxa | Gerrhopilidae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Gerrhopilus wallachi KRAUS 2023 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Oro Province) Type locality: Afore, 9.14 S, 148.39 E, 760 m a.s.l., Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 140724 (field tag Y-14092), adult female collected by Fred Parker on 24 April 1973. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A Gerrhopilus species characterized by the unique combination of having a rounded snout in lateral view; LSR = 22 at midbody; TSR = 430; loreal absent; supralabial imbrication pattern T-V; subocular scale one; presubocular scale absent; a short, blunt, scale on the tail tip that is light brown and downturned; 9 glands in the prefrontal, 3–5 in the supraocular, 9–11 in the ocular, 33–35 in the preocular, 0 in the frontal, and 3–4 in the subocular; L/W = 42.6; TL/SVL = 0.036; and a dark-brown venter with scattered white scales mid-ventrally on the posterior half of the body. Its size is large for this species group. (Kraus 2023) |
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Etymology | A genitive singular honorific for Van Wallach in recognition of his numerous contributions to the systematics of blindsnakes. |
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