Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution
Author
Schleip, Wulf D.
Author
O'Shea, Mark
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ZooKeys
2010
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683
1313-2970-66-29
Chondropython viridis adelynhoserae Hoser, 2009
[unavailable name (APP8, see introduction)]
Holotype:
AM R129716.
Type locality:
Normanby Island,
d'Entrecasteaux
Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Remarks:
Rawlings and Donnellan (2003)
revealed a genetic distance of about 3% in mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome b gene) between the Normanby Island specimen and all other specimens examined from the southern parts of New Guinea. However, this analysis was based on a single museum specimen from Normanby Island. Further research is needed to ascertain the taxonomic status of this population. However, this name is considered unavailable (APP8, also see introduction).