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Sibynophis sagittarius (CANTOR, 1839)

IUCN Red List - Sibynophis sagittarius - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaColubridae, Sibynophiinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cantor’s black-headed snake 
SynonymCalamaria sagittaria CANTOR 1839: 49
Enicognathus grayi JAN 1863 (fide SMITH 1943)
Enicognathus braconnieri JAN 1863 (fide SMITH 1943)
Enicognathus Grayi — JAN 1866
Enicognathus Braconnieri — JAN 1866
Polyodontophis sagittarius — BOULENGER 1890: 303
Polyodontophis sagittarius — BOULENGER 1893: 187
Sibynophis subpunctatus ceylonicus DE SILVA 1969
Sibynophis sagittarius — SMITH 1943: 280
Sibynophis sagittaria — DAS 1996: 59
Sibynophis sagittaria — MURTHY 2010
Sibynophis sagittarus — KÄSTLE et al. 2013: 525 (in error)
Sibynophis sagittarius — WALLACH et al. 2014: 673 
DistributionC/NE India (Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab etc), Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan (KHAN, pers. comm.)

Type locality: Tirhut, Bengal  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 60.3.19.12.68, "Bengal, Tirhoot" (= Tirhut, also known as Trihuta, Tirabhukti, Bideha, Mithila and Nichchhan, in Muzaffarpur, 26º 07'N; 85º 24'E). The register lists the specimen as from Pinang (= Pulau Penang, West Malaysia; in error).
Lectotype: NMSL [ceylonicus] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately 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 1115 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: Reports from Gujarat were actually S.subpunctatus but Vyas (2007) erroneously listed subpunctatus as sagittarius, hence Patel & Vyas 2019 exclude this species from their list of Gujarat. 
References
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  • Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. - get paper here
  • Cantor, T. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [part 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1839: 49-55 - get paper here
  • Captain, A.; D. J. Gower, P. David & A. M. Bauer 2004. Taxonomic status of the colubrid snake Sibynophis subpunctatus (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854). Hamadryad 28 (1&2): 90-94 - get paper here
  • Chettri, K. P. 2024. Snake Species In The Vicinity Of Damak Municipality, Jhapa. Damak Campus Journal, 13(1), 126-133
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