A new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India
We reassess the taxonomy of the Indian endemic snake Xylophis captaini and describe a new species of Xylophis based on a type series of three specimens from the southernmost part of mainland India. Xylophis deepaki sp. nov. is most similar phenotypically to X. captaini, with which it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021-04-01
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| Series: | Vertebrate Zoology |
| Online Access: | https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/63986/download/pdf/ |