Rhinophis siruvaniensis CYRIAC, UMESH, ACHYUTHAN, KULKARNI & GANESH, 2025
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Rhinophis siruvaniensis
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| Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Rhinophis siruvaniensis CYRIAC, UMESH, ACHYUTHAN, KULKARNI & GANESH 2025: 193 |
| Distribution | India (Kerala) Type locality: India, Kerala, Palakkad District, Attappadi, Jellipara; 11.056783°N, 76.607611°E; 781 m a.s.l; |
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| Types | Holotype: BNHS 3387, adult, 10 July 2015; by Vivek Philip Cyriac, Umesh P.K. & Basil P. Das leg.. Paratypes: India • 2 adults; India, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore District, Siruvani Hills, enroute to Sholayur, near Kolikuddam village; 11.043298°N, 76.691499°E; 1000 m a.s.l.; May 2020; N. S. Achyuthan, Nitin Xavier, leg.; VPRS 0622157, BNHS 3388. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Rhinophis, characterized by the following combination of characters: 19 dorsal scale rows in the anterior region, 17 at mid-body and 15 near the vent; ventrals 202–205; subcaudals 4–8 pairs; large, dome-shaped tail shield covering the width of the tail; dorsum dark brownish black, lustrous; venter creamy white, this pattern projecting ventrolaterally as intermittent patches; venter and ventrolateral region with large, bold, brownish black blotches occupying 2–5 ventral scales, interspersed with creamy white colour. (Cyriac et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 9127 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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