Leiopython albertisii (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Schleip, Wulf D. & O'Shea, Mark, 2010, Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, ZooKeys 66, pp. 29-80 : 42

Leiopython albertisii (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Synonym:

Leiopython albertisii barkeri Hoser, 2000 (nomen nudum, APP6, see below)

Bothrochilus albertisii (Peters & Doria) - Rawlings et al. 2008

Leiopython albertisi barkerorum Hoser - Hoser 2009 (unavailable name, APP8)

Distribution:

Mulyadi (2007) reported the occurance of Leiopython albertisii from Lopintol (Waigeo) and Schleip (2008) from Emirau Island, St. Matthias Group, Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Remarks:

Henderson and Powell (2007) listed only Leiopython albertisii Peters & Doria, 1878. Hoser (2000) incorrectly ascribed albertisii to Gray 1842. The taxon was named in honor of Italian naturalist Luigi Maria D’Albertis, who made a name for himself in New Guinea. D’Albertis was only a few months old in 1842 and would, therefore, have been an unlikely recipient of Gray’s dedication. Furthermore, Hoser repeatedly used an incorrect spelling for the species albertisii by omitting the terminal -i (APP4, article 33.4).