Leiopython fredparkeri, also known commonly as the Karimui Basin whitelip python, the Karimui Basin white-lipped python, and the southern white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2] It was first described by German herpetologist Wulf D. Schleip in 2008.[2][3]

Etymology

The specific name, fredparkeri, is in honor of Australian naturalist Fred Parker (born 1941).[4]

Geographic range

L. fredparkeri is found in mainland Papua New Guinea.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. fredparkeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Leiopython fredparkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Schleip, Wulf D. (2008). "Revision of the Genus Leiopython Hubrecht 1879 (Serpentes: Pythonidae) with the Redescription of Taxa Recently Described by Hoser (2000) and the Description of New Species" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 42 (4): 645. doi:10.1670/06-182R5.1. ISSN 0022-1511. Wikidata Q54670965.
  4. ^ 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).


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiopython_fredparkeri
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