Myriopholis parkeri (BROADLEY, 1999)

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Higher Taxa	Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopinae, Rhinoleptini, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Parker’s worm snake
Synonym	Leptotyphlops parkeri BROADLEY 1999 Leptotyphlops cairi — PARKER 1949: 19 (part.) Leptotyphlops cairi — LARGEN & RASMUSSEN 1993: 324 (part.) Leptotyphlops parkeri — BROADLEY & WALLACH 2007: 15 Rhinoleptus parkeri — ADALSTEINSSON, BRANCH, TRAPE, VITT & HEDGES 2009 Leptotyphlops parkeri — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 432 Myriopholis parkeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 466 Leptotyphlops parkeri — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 370 Leptotyphlops parkeri — SPAWLS et al. 2023
Distribution	Ethiopia Type locality: Degeh Bur, Harerege Region, Ethiopia (8° 13’ N, 43° 30’ E), elevation 1067 m.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1949.2.3.47
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other species of the genus in having 16 scale rows on the body, 14 on the tail, and an undifferentiated cloacal shield. In addition the paravertebral scale rows extend forward to separate the parietals from the postfrontal. (Broadley & Wallach 2007) 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 1901 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Based on a single specimen. A second specimen was described by BOUNDY 2013.
Etymology	Named after Dr. Hampton Wildman Parker (1897-1968), who first suggested that the Degeh Bur specimen might represent an undescribed species.
References	Adalsteinsson, S.A.; Branch, W.R.; Trapé, S.; Vitt, L.J. & Hedges, S.B. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Zootaxa 2244: 1-50 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here BOUNDY, JEFF 2013. Description of a second specimen of Leptotyphlops parkeri (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae), with comments on its generic placement. Zootaxa 3637 (4): 493–497 - get paper here Broadley, Donald G. 1999. A new species of worm snake from Ethiopia (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10 (14): 141-144 Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, V. 2007. A revision of the genus Leptotyphlops in northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabia (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Zootaxa 1408: 1–78 - get paper here Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp. Largen,M.J. & Rasmussen,J.B. 1993. Catalogue of the snakes of Ethiopia (Reptilia Serpentes), including identification keys. Tropical Zoology 6: 313-434 - get paper here Parker,H.W. 1949. The snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra islands. Zoologische Verhandelingen 6: 1-115 - get paper here Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here Spawls, Steve; Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury, 624 pp. - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8617CC8B-4006-432A-AB09… Google images

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