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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fred Parker's blindsnake (Gerrhopilus fredparkeri) is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to New Guinea.[1][2]
Fred Parker's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. fredparkeri |
Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus fredparkeri (Wallach, 1996) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific name, fredparkeri, is in honor of Australian naturalist Frederick Stanley "Fred" Parker (born 1941).[3]
G. fredparkeri is endemic to New Guinea and only known from the Central Province and National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.[1]
The holotype of G. fredparkeri was collected in a compost pile in an urban garden at an altitude of about 50 m (160 ft).[1]
G. fredparkeri has a rounded snout, and it has 16 longitudinal scale rows.[2]
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