Leiopython Hubrecht, 1879
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Genus Leiopython Hubrecht, 1879 View in CoL View at ENA
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Recent studies revealed that Bothrochilus and Leiopython form a clade. Thus, since Rawlings et al. (2008) considered both genera monotypic, they proposed "the use of a single generic name ( Bothrochilus ) for this species pair" ( Rawlings et al. 2008: 613). Later, Schleip (2008) demonstrated that this genus is not monotypic. Rawlings et al. (2008) had used material from Leiopython hoserae for their genetic analysis (GeneBank accession number U69835, Western Province, PNG at Mawatta). Until further molecular genetic data clarify the relationships of the taxa involved, and in deference to nomenclatural stability, we are reluctant to synonymize Leiopython with Bothrochilus .
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