Broghammerus reticulatus haydnmacphiei Hoser, 2004

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 : 39

Broghammerus reticulatus haydnmacphiei Hoser, 2004 [synonym of Broghammerus reticulatus reticulatus]

Holotype:

FMNH 148968.

Type locality:

Sarawak, Borneo, West Malaysia.

Remarks:

In the original description, Hoser (2004) violated the Principle of Binominal Nomenclature (Arts. 5.2, 11.4.2) ( Broghammerus reticulatus haydn macphiei ). In accordance with articles 11.9.5 and 32.5.2.2, the name was corrected to comply with this principle.The author separatesthis taxon from the nominate form (referred to as "normal reticulatus") only by "larger average adult size" ( Hoser 2004) (alsosee comments for Broghammerus reticulatus euanedwardsi ). Therefore, this taxon is indistinguishable from Broghammerus reticulatus euanedwardsi or from Broghammerus reticulatus reticulatus and is placed in the synonymy of the latter. Auliya et al. (2002) demonstrated that specimens from Bali, West Malaysia, Java, West Kalimantan, and Vietnam form a clade.