Trachischium sushantai RAHA, DAS, BAG, DEBNATH & PRAMANICK, 2018
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Trachischium sushantai
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Sushanta’s Worm-eating Snake G: Sushantas Wurmschlange |
| Synonym | Trachischium sushantai RAHA, DAS, BAG, DEBNATH & PRAMANICK 2018 |
| Distribution | India (Jammu, Kashmir) Type locality: “Jammu” (Jammu & Kashmir state, India) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI 25651A, National Zoological Collection, ZSI, Kolkata; adult female; from ‘Jammu’ (Jammu & Kashmir state, India); collected on 4th August, 1993, during Jammu survey; name of collector is given in register as ‘Rajtilok’. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Trachischium sushantai sp. nov. can be diagnosed by a combination of the following characters: a single nasal and PF, SL (R/L) 6/6, post-ocular 1, DSCH:M:V 13:13:13; VEN 152; SC 23 pairs of which those on anterior half of tail are as long as wide and regular hexagon/ rhomboid shaped, TAL/TL ratio of 0.11, head and dorsum uniform dark brown, venter brown with cream or yellow border on the trailing edges of VEN and SC. Additional details (1679 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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