Fred Parker's blind snake

Fred Parker's blindsnake (Gerrhopilus fredparkeri) is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to New Guinea.^[1][2]

Fred Parker's blind snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Gerrhopilidae
Genus:	Gerrhopilus
Species:	G. fredparkeri
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus fredparkeri (Wallach, 1996)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops fredparkeri Wallach, 1996 Gerrhopilus fredparkeri — Vidal et al., 2010

Etymology

The specific name, fredparkeri, is in honor of Australian naturalist Frederick Stanley "Fred" Parker (born 1941).^[3]

Geographic range

G. fredparkeri is endemic to New Guinea and only known from the Central Province and National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.^[1]

Habitat

The holotype of G. fredparkeri was collected in a compost pile in an urban garden at an altitude of about 50 m (160 ft).^[1]

Description

G. fredparkeri has a rounded snout, and it has 16 longitudinal scale rows.^[2]

Reproduction

G. fredparkeri is oviparous.^[2]