Gerrhopilus lestes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species: Gerrhopilus lestes

Name

• Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus, 2017: 89.

Holotype: BPBM 11904, adult indet., collected by A. Allison on 18 January 1994.

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.”

References

Primary references

• Kraus, F. 2017. New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4299(1): 75–94. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gerrhopilus lestes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.