Anomochilus leonardi
Anomochilus leonardi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Infraorder: | Alethinophidia |
Family: | Anomochilidae |
Genus: | Anomochilus |
Species: | A. leonardi |
Binomial name | |
Anomochilus leonardi M.A. Smith, 1940[2] | |
Anomochilus leonardi is a species of snake in the family Anomochilidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3][4]
Etymology
The specific name, leonardi, is in honor of G.R. Leonard, collector of the holotype.[5]
Conservation status
A. leonardi is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because it occurs in a reserve (Ulu Gombak Forest Reserve) and is not seen as facing significant threats.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Grismer, L. (2012). "Anomochilus leonardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T1555A727213. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 Anomochilus leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Anomochilus leonardi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ 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. (Anomochilus leonardi, p. 155).
Further reading
- Smith MA. 1940. A new snake of the genus Anomochilus from the Malay Peninsula. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Eleventh Series 6 (35): 447-449. (Anomochilus leonardi, new species).
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