Biology:Leiopython fredparkeri
| Leiopython fredparkeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Leiopython |
| Species: | L. fredparkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leiopython fredparkeri Schleip, 2008
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leiopython hoserae | |
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.[2][1] It was first described by German herpetologist Wulf D. Schleip in 2008.[1][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.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. fredparkeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Leiopython fredparkeri |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leiopython fredparkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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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