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Myriopholis perreti

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Myriopholis perreti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species:
M. perreti
Binomial name
Myriopholis perreti
(Roux-Estève, 1979)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptotyphlops perreti
    Roux-Estève, 1979
  • Myriopholis perreti
    Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

Myriopholis perreti is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to western Central Africa.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, perreti, is in honor of Swiss herpetologist Jean-Luc Perret [fr].[2][3]

Geographic range

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M. perreti is found in Cameroon, Gabon,[1][2] and Equatorial Guinea. It may also occur in the Republic of Congo.[2]

Habitat

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M. perreti inhabits lowland tropical moist forest and mixed savanna/forest mosaic.[1]

Reproduction

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M. perreti is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Myriopholis perreti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).