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BPBM BPBM 11904Holotype

Gerrhopilus lestes

As recorded: Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus, 2017

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Gerrhopilidae

Collected by
Sex & A. AllisonA. AllisonA Allison →Sex →
Date
January 18, 1994
Locality
Weitin River Valley
Region
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-4.5035, 152.9374
Elevation
240 m
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Material citation

Where it was collected

Cited in the literature

A paper cites this specimen as material examined, as recorded by GBIF from the published treatments.

  1. 2017

    New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea

    Kraus F, plazi (2017). New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-26.

    holotypecited as Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus, 2017

    PaperTreatment

Cite this specimen

Gerrhopilus lestes. BPBM BPBM 11904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1580520919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/11904.

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