Anomochilus leonardi

Anomochilus leonardi
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]
Common names: Leonard's pipe snake, Leonard's burrowing snake,[3] Malayan giant blind snake.[1]

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. 1 2 3 4 Grismer, L. (2012). "Anomochilus leonardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T1555A727213. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. 1 2 Anomochilus leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anomochilus leonardi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. ↑ 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).

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