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Gerrhopilus

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Gerrhopilus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gerrhopilus.

References

  1. ^ Kraus, Fred (2017). "New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 4299 (1): 075-094.