McDowell's blind snake explained

McDowell's blind snake (Gerrhopilus mcdowelli) is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, mcdowelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel Booker McDowell Jr..^[2]

Geographic range

G. mcdowelli is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Reproduction

G. mcdowelli is oviparous.

Further reading

• Vidal, Nicolas

Marin, Julie; Morini, Marina; Donnellan, Steve; Branch, William R.; Thomas, Richard; Vences, Miguel; Wynn, Addison; Cruaud, Corinne; Hedges, S. Blair (2010). "Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana". Biology Letters 6: 558–561. (Gerrhopilus mcdowelli, new combination, p. 560).

• Wallach V (1996). "Two New Blind Snakes of the Typhlops ater Group from Papua New Guinea". Russian Journal of Herpetology 3 (2): 107–118. (Typhlops mcdowelli, new species).

Notes and References

1. [species:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid, Roy W.]
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]