Gerrhopilus suturalis (BRONGERSMA, 1934)

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Higher Taxa	Gerrhopilidae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Typhlops ater suturalis BRONGERSMA 1934: 196 Gerrhopilus suturalis — WYNN 2021
Distribution	Indonesia (Halmahera eastward to western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea Type locality: Andai, New Guinea
Reproduction	oviparous (by implication)
Types	Holotype: RMNH 6297; paratypes: RMNH from Waigeoe, Salawatti, Halmahera
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Comment	Synonymy: 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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