Anomochilus leonardi

Anomochilus leonardi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Anomochilidae
Genus:	Anomochilus
Species:	A. leonardi
Binomial name
	Anomochilus leonardi; M.A. Smith, 1940[2][3]

Anomochilus leonardi is a species of snake in the family Anomochilidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[1] No subspecies are recognized as of 2015.[4][5]

Common names: Leonard's pipe snake, Leonard's burrowing snake,[4] Malayan giant blind snake.[1]

Geographic range

A. leonardi is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sabah).[4]

Its type locality is Sungei Ngeram, near Merapoh, Pahang.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, leonardi, is in honor of G.R. Leonard, collector of the holotype.[6][3]

Reproduction

A. leonardi is oviparous.[4]

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

Grismer L (2012). "Anomochilus leonardi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T1555A727213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T1555A727213.en.
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).
Smith, Malcolm A. (1940). "A new Snake of the Genus Anomochilus from the Malay Peninsula". Journal of Natural History. Series 11. 6 (35): 447–449. doi:10.1080/03745481.1940.9723701. (Anomochilus leonardi, new species).
Anomochilus leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2015.
"Anomochilus leonardi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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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[IUCN-1] Grismer L (2012). "Anomochilus leonardi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T1555A727213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T1555A727213.en.

[McD99-2] 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).

[Smith,_1940-3] Smith, Malcolm A. (1940). "A new Snake of the Genus Anomochilus from the Malay Peninsula". Journal of Natural History. Series 11. 6 (35): 447–449. doi:10.1080/03745481.1940.9723701. (Anomochilus leonardi, new species).

[RDB-4] Anomochilus leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2015.

[ITIS-5] "Anomochilus leonardi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

[6] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anomochilus leonardi, p. 155).