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Ahaetulla malabarica 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 malabarica MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, PAL, D’SOUZA, SHANKER & GANESH 2020: 30 
DistributionIndia (N Kerala, S Karnataka)

Type locality: Thirunelli forest (11.9172 N 75.99111E, 960 msl), Brahmagiri-Wayanad hill complex of the Central Western Ghats, in Peninsular India.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. BNHS 3586 (CESS090); adult male; Thirunelli forest, Brahmagiri, Wayanad, Kerala; Coll. Ashok Kumar Mallik, 2010.
Paratypes. BNHS 3587 (CESS087); adult female; Kalpetta, Kerala, Coll. Saunak P. Pal, S. P. Vijayakumar & Mrugank Prabhu, 2010. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1596 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: See map in Mallik et al. 2020: 14 (Fig. 4). 
EtymologyLatin, for an inhabitant of Malabar (a historical name given for provinces in North Kerala), in allusion to its distribution in that part of the Western Ghats, just north of the Palghat Gap. 
References
  • 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
 
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