Gerrhopilus addisoni

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis: Sarcopterygii
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species: Gerrhopilus addisoni
Name

Gerrhopilus addisoni Kraus, 2017: 80.

Holotype: USNM 195953, adult ♀, collected by H. Heatwole on 24 March 1969.

Type locality: “Panaete Island, Deboyne Group, 10.68° S, 152.35° E, 0–50 m a.s.l., Milne Bay 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. 2022. Gerrhopilus addisoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.

Vernacular names
English: Panaeate Island Blindsnake