Myriopholis perreti is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to western Central Africa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. perreti
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| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis perreti (Roux-Estève, 1979)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, perreti, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Jean-Luc Perret.[2][3]
Geographic range
editM. perreti is found in Cameroon, Gabon,[1][2] and Equatorial Guinea. It may also occur in the Republic of Congo.[2]
Habitat
editM. perreti inhabits lowland tropical moist forest and mixed savanna/forest mosaic.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Chirio, L.; LeBreton, M. (2021). "Myriopholis perreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124310687A124310704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T124310687A124310704.en. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Myriopholis perreti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops perreti, p. 203).
Further reading
edit- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Myriopholis peretti, new combination).
- Chippaux J-F, Jackson K (2019). Snakes of Central and Western Africa. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 448 pp. ISBN 978-1421427195.
- Roux-Estève R (1979). "Une nouvelle espèce de Leptotyphlops (Serpentes) du Cameroun: Leptotyphlops perreti". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 86 (2): 463–466. (Leptotyphlops perreti, new species). (in French with abstract in English).