Leiopython fredparkeri

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Leiopython fredparkeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Leiopython
Species:
L. fredparkeri
Binomial name
Leiopython fredparkeri
, 2014
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiopython fredparkeri
    Schleip, 2014
  • Leiopython fredparkeri
    Wallach, 2014

Leiopython fredparkeri, the Karimui Basin whitelip python or Karimui Basin white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. It is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, fredparkeri, is in honor of Australian naturalist Fred Parker (born 1941).[3]

Geographic range[]

It is found in mainland Papua New Guinea.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Parker, F. (2018). "Leiopython fredparkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42494018A42494021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T42494018A42494021.en. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Leiopython fredparkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiopython fredparkeri, p. 94; "Parker, F.", p. 200).


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