''Gerrhopilus'' is a
genus
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of snakes in the
family
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Gerrhopilidae
The Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan blindsnakes) are a family of blindsnakes that contains at least 16 species in the genus '' Gerrhopilus'', and possibly others (the genus '' Cathetorhinus'' and the species known as either ''Malayotyphlops manilae' ...
.
Geographic range
The 29 species of the genus ''Gerrhopilus'' are found in
South Asia
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,
Southeast Asia
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, and
Melanesia
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The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanu ...
.
Species
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Gerrhopilus addisoni''
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Gerrhopilus andamanensis''
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Gerrhopilus ater''
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Gerrhopilus beddomii''
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Gerrhopilus bisubocularis''
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Gerrhopilus ceylonicus''
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Gerrhopilus depressiceps''
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Gerrhopilus eurydice''
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Gerrhopilus flavinotatus''
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Gerrhopilus floweri''
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Gerrhopilus fredparkeri''
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Gerrhopilus hades''
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Gerrhopilus hedraeus''
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Gerrhopilus inornatus''
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Gerrhopilus lestes''
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Gerrhopilus lorealis
''Gerrhopilus'' is a genus of snakes in the Family (biology), family Gerrhopilidae.
Geographic range
The 29 species of the genus ''Gerrhopilus'' are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Melanesia.
Species
*''Gerrhopilus addisoni''
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Gerrhopilus manilae''
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Gerrhopilus mcdowelli''
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Gerrhopilus mirus''
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Gerrhopilus oligolepis''
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Gerrhopilus papuanorum''
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Gerrhopilus persephone''
[ Kraus, Fred (2017). "New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea". ''Zootaxa'' 4299 (1): 075-094.]
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Gerrhopilus polyadenus''
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Gerrhopilus slapcinskyi''
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Gerrhopilus sumatranus''
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Gerrhopilus suturalis''
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Gerrhopilus thurstoni''
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Gerrhopilus tindalli''
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Gerrhopilus wallachi''
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Gerrhopilus''.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1514719
Snake genera