Myriopholis perreti

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Myriopholis perreti
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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]

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Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

M. perreti is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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).

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