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Rhinophis goweri AENGALS & GANESH, 2013

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Higher TaxaUropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymRhinophis goweri AENGALS & GANESH 2013 
DistributionS India (Bodamalai hills, Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: Noolathu Kombai, Bodamalai hills (11°28’ N 78°10’ E; ca. 980 m elevation) situated between Namakkal and Salem districts in Tamil Nadu state, India.  
Reproductionviviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: ZSI = Zoological Survey of India, Chennai ZSI GSRCGVRS 256; an adult female, collected by K. Ilango, R. Aengals and party on 2G10G2010. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1385 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe species name in the genitive singular case is a patronym honoring Dr. David Gower of the Natural History Museum, London, for his outstanding studies on shieldtail snakes. 
References
  • Aengals, R.; S. R. Ganesh 2013. Rhinophis goweri — A New Species of Shieldtail Snake from the Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Russ. J. Herpetol. 20 (1): 61-65 - get paper here
  • Ganesh, S. R.; M. Arumugam 2016. Species Richness of Montane Herpetofauna of Southern Eastern Ghats, India: A Historical Resume and a Descriptive Checklist. Russ. J. Herpetol. 23 (1): 7-24 - get paper here
  • Pyron R. A., Ganesh S. R., Sayyed A., Sharma V., Wallach V. & Somaweera R. 2016. A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). [type catalogue] Zoosystema 38 (4): 453-506 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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