Biology:Blythia hmuifang
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Short description: Species of snake in the family Colubridae from Mizoram, India
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Blythia |
| Species: | B. hmuifang
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| Blythia hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017
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The Mizoram Ground Snake (Blythia hmuifang), is a species of snake in the superfamily Colubroidea. It is endemic to Mizoram, India .[2]
Etymology
The specific name hmuifang came in honor of the people of the Hmuifang village.
Description
The species can identified from Blythia reticulata, by having 114–117 ventral scales and 20–21 subcaudal scales in males. Smaller snakes have bright orange-red venter and older snakes have creamy venter.[3]
References
- ↑ Das, A. (2021). "Blythia hmuifang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T149313307A149313347. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/149313307/149313347. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "A Second Species of the Genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/06/blythia-hmuifang.html.
- ↑ Vogel, G.; Lalremsanga, H. T.; Vanlalhrima, V. (2017). "A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa 4276 (4): 569–581. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.8.
Wikidata ☰ Q30688930 entry
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