Gongylosoma nicobariensis
| Gongylosoma nicobariensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Gongylosoma |
| Species: | G. nicobariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gongylosoma nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Liopeltis nicobariensis |
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Gongylosoma nicobariensis is a species of snake found in the Nicobar Islands of India. Species known only from its holotype.
Description
Rostral low, wide, not reaching the top of the head; nostril between two nasals; internasals about half the size of the prefrontals ; frontal somewhat larger than the supraoculars; parietals about one fourth larger than the frontal, in contact with both post-oculars ; loreal united with the postnasal; one pre- and two post-oculars ; temporals short 1+2 (Smith, 1943 gives 2+2); upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye; both pairs of chin-shields subequal in size. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 189; anal 2 divided; subcaudals 87 (Smith gives 84). Anterior half of the body reddish brown above, posterior blackish grey; head above blackish, the three first labials with yellow spots; a short broad yellow streak from behind and below the eye posteriorly to the angle of the mouth; a black collar, margined on both sides with an interrupted yellow band, of which the anterior is the most distinct; an indistinct series of blackish-grey dorsal spots, almost forming a dark undulating band; sides marbled and freckled blackish grey, this colour being separated from the upper brown one by a series of closely set black spots which are partially conspicuous on the posterior part of the body: chin dusky; lower parts yellow with a vermilion tinge, each ventral with a large black spot near its outer extremity. Total length 17.3 inches; tail 4.2.[1]
Location: Camorta in Nicobar Islands
Notes
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. 1890. Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Amphibia. Under Ablabes nicobariensis pp.307-308
References
- Das, I. 1999 Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota,H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna.., Elsevier, pp. 43-77
- Smith, M. A. 1943. Fauna of British India. Reptila and Batrachia. p. 185
- Stoliczka, F. 1870 Observations on some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 39:134-228.
- Stoliczka, F. 1870 Observations of some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 6: 105-109
