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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: India (Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu) elevation ca. 1200 m.
Type locality: Travancore, India. Travancore is an historical political region corresponding approximately to the southern part of the current state of Kerala (Fig. 6; Biju 2001).
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Xylophis stenorhynchus

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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

  1. ^ a b c Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Deepak, V.; Achyuthan, N.S. (2013). "Xylophis stenorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172586A1346955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172586A1346955.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Xylophis stenorhynchus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Deepak, V.; Narayanan, Surya; Das, Sandeep; Rajkumar, K.P.; Easa, P.S.; Sreejith, K.A. & Gower, David J. (24 March 2020). "Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4755 (2): 231–250. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4755.2.2. PMID 32230180. S2CID 214749359.
  4. ^ Ganesh, Sanjana (12 March 2019). "Wood snake, last seen in 1878, rediscovered by scientists". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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Xylophis stenorhynchus: Brief Summary

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

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. However, there is a tentative recent sighting from the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.

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