Species of snake
Leiopython fredparkeri 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] Wulf D. Schleip in 2008.[ 2] [ 3]
Etymology
The specific name , fredparkeri , is in honor of Australian naturalist Fred Parker (born 1941).[ 4]
Geographic range
L. fredparkeri is found in mainland Papua New Guinea .[ 2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. fredparkeri is forest , at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[ 1]
References
^ 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 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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