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.[1][2] It was first described by German herpetologist Wulf D. Schleip in 2008.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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[2] | |
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Leiopython hoserae | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, fredparkeri, is in honor of Australian naturalist Fred Parker (born 1941).[4]
Geographic range
editL. fredparkeri is found in mainland Papua New Guinea.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. fredparkeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
References
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- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d Leiopython fredparkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ Schleip, Wulf D. (2008). "Revision of the Genus Leiopython Hubrecht 1879 (Serpentes: Pythonidae) with the Redescription of Taxa Recently Described by Hoser (2000) and the Description of New Species" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 42 (4): 645. doi:10.1670/06-182R5.1. ISSN 0022-1511. Wikidata Q54670965.
- ^ 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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