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Sibynophis sagittarius (CANTOR, 1839)

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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] 
Diagnosis 
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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  • Bhattarai S., Gurung A., Lamichhane BR., Regmi R., Dhungana M., Kumpakha B. and Subedi N. 2020. Amphibians and Reptiles of Chure Range, Nepal. President Chure Terai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board and National Trust for Nature Conservation, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal
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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
  • Das,I. & Palden,J. 2000. A herpetological collection from Bhutan, with new country records. Herpetological Review 31 (4): 256-258 - get paper here
  • Dutta, S.K., M.V. Nair, P.P. Mohapatra and A.K. Mahapatra. 2009. Amphibians and reptiles of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. Regional Plant Resouce Centre, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India - get paper here
  • Jan, G. 1866. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 16. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris - get paper here
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  • Pandey, Deb Prasad 2018. New records of snakes from Chitwan National Park and vicinity, Central Nepal. Herpetology Notes 11: 679-696 - get paper here
  • Patel, Harshil; and Raju Vyas 2019. Reptiles of Gujarat, India: Updated Checklist, Distribution, and Conservation Status. Herpetology Notes 12: 765-777 - get paper here
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