Leiopython fredparkeri
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Leiopython |
| Species: | L. fredparkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiopython fredparkeri Schleip, 2014 | |
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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
- 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.
- Leiopython fredparkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2021.
- 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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