Gerrhopilus is a genus of snakes in the family Gerrhopilidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
| Genus: | Gerrhopilus Fitzinger, 1843 |
Geographic range
editThe 29 species of the genus Gerrhopilus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Melanesia.
Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ Kraus, Fred (2017). "New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 4299 (1): 075-094.
External links
edit- Genus Gerrhopilus at The Reptile Database