Biology:Xylophis stenorhynchus

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Short description: Species of snake


Günther's mountain snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Subfamily: Xylophiinae
Genus: Xylophis
Species:
X. stenorhynchus
Binomial name
Xylophis stenorhynchus
(Günther, 1875)
Synonyms[2]
  • Geophis stenorhynchus Günther, 1875
  • Beddome, 1878 Xylophis indicus

Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther's mountain snake) is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India .[1][2]

The status of Xylophis indicus as a junior synonym of X. stenorhynchus is tentative as it is only known from one specimen collected more than a century ago.[1][3] However, there is a tentative recent sighting from the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Beddome, R.H. 1878 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1878: 576
  • Günther, A. 1875 Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London,1875: 224–234.

Wikidata ☰ Q955269 entry