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Taxonomy of the Indian Snake Xylophis Beddome (serpentes: Caenophidia), with Description of a New Species
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Gower, David J. Winkler, Jasmin D. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | (with seven text-figures) ABSTRACT.- A new species of the Western Ghats endemic caenophidian snake Xylophis is described based on a type series of 26 specimens from southernmost Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Xylophis captaini nov. sp. is most similar to X. stenorhynchus but is distinct from that species and X. perroteti in several scalation and dental characters. Although X. indicus might be a junior synonym of X. stenorhynchus, as previously suggested, its taxonomic status is in need of further reassessment. A new key to the species of Xylophis is presented. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.bmnh.org/PDFs/DG_07_Hamadryad.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
