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Ahaetulla borealis MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, PAL, D’SOUZA, SHANKER & GANESH, 2020

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAhaetulla borealis MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, PAL, D’SOUZA, SHANKER & GANESH 2020: 37
Dryophis nasutus — SHARMA 1976: 163 
DistributionIndia: (Northern Western Ghats, from Devimane Ghats in Karnataka to Matheran in Maharashtra)

Type locality: Castlerock (15.397 N, 74.342 E, 670 msl) in the Northern Western Ghats, Uttara Canara district, Karnataka.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. BNHS 3590 (CESS421); adult male; Castlerock, Karnataka; Coll. Saunak P. Pal and S.R. Chandramouli, 2012.
Paratype. BNHS 3591 (CESS104); adult female; Matheran, Maharashtra; Coll. Ashok Kumar Mallik, 2010. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1772 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: See map in Mallik et al. 2020: 14 (Fig. 4). 
References
  • AGGARWAL, RUPESH KUMAR; RAKESH KUMAR MOHALIK & NILADRI BHUSAN KAR. 2021. AHAETULLA BOREALIS. DIET. Herpetological Review 52 (3): 656–657. - get paper here
  • MALLIK, A. K., SRIKANTHAN, A. N., PAL, S. P., D’SOUZA, P. M., SHANKER, K., & GANESH, S. R. 2020. Disentangling vines: a study of morphological crypsis and genetic divergence in vine snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Ahaetulla) with the description of five new species from Peninsular India. Zootaxa 4874 (1): 1-62 - get paper here
  • SHARMA, A., & SHINDE, A. 2024. Polyandry in the northern Western Ghats vine snake Ahaetulla borealis. Herpetological Bulletin, 169, 37-38 - get paper here
 
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