McDowell's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. mcdowelli |
Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus mcdowelli (Wallach, 1996) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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McDowell's blind snake (Gerrhopilus mcdowelli) is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae.[3][4]
The specific name, mcdowelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Samuel Booker McDowell Jr..[5]
G. mcdowelli is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]
Gerrhopilus mcdowelli |
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