| Gerrhopilus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Reptilia | 
| Order: | Squamata | 
| Suborder: | Serpentes | 
| Family: | Gerrhopilidae | 
| Genus: | Gerrhopilus Fitzinger, 1843  | 
Gerrhopilus is a genus of snakes in the family Gerrhopilidae.
Geographic range
The 29 species of the genus Gerrhopilus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Melanesia.
Species
- Gerrhopilus addisoni Kraus, 2017
 - Gerrhopilus andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1871)
 - Gerrhopilus ater (Schlegel, 1839)
 - Gerrhopilus beddomii (Boulenger, 1890)
 - Gerrhopilus bisubocularis (Boettger, 1893)
 - Gerrhopilus ceylonicus (M.A. Smith, 1943)
 - Gerrhopilus depressiceps (Sternfeld, 1913)
 - Gerrhopilus eurydice Kraus, 2017
 - Gerrhopilus flavinotatus Kraus, 2023
 - Gerrhopilus floweri (Boulenger, 1899)
 - Gerrhopilus fredparkeri (Wallach, 1996)
 - Gerrhopilus hades (Kraus, 2005)
 - Gerrhopilus hedraeus (Savage, 1950)
 - Gerrhopilus inornatus (Boulenger, 1888)
 - Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus, 2017
 - Gerrhopilus lorealis Kraus, 2023
 - Gerrhopilus manilae (Taylor, 1919)
 - Gerrhopilus mcdowelli (Wallach, 1996)
 - Gerrhopilus mirus (Jan, 1860)
 - Gerrhopilus oligolepis (Wall, 1909)
 - Gerrhopilus papuanorum Kraus, 2023
 - Gerrhopilus persephone Kraus, 2017[1]
 - Gerrhopilus polyadenus Kraus, 2023
 - Gerrhopilus slapcinskyi Kraus, 2023
 - Gerrhopilus sumatranus Wynn, 2021
 - Gerrhopilus suturalis (Brongersma, 1934)
 - Gerrhopilus thurstoni (Boettger, 1890)
 - Gerrhopilus tindalli (M.A. Smith, 1943)
 - Gerrhopilus wallachi Kraus, 2023
 
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gerrhopilus.
References
- ↑ Kraus, Fred (2017). "New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 4299 (1): 075-094.
 
External links
- Genus Gerrhopilus at The Reptile Database
 
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