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Rhabdops aquaticus

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Species of snake

Rhabdops aquaticus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhabdops
Species: R. aquaticus
Binomial name
Rhabdops aquaticus
Giri, Deepak, Captain, and Gower, 2017

Rhabdops aquaticus, also known as the water rhabdops and aquatic rhabdops, is a nonvenomous aquatic species of snake. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and Goa states, India. It has an off-white belly and black spots on its olive brown skin; juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides.

References

  1. ^ Giri, V.; Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Rhabdops aquaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T149313378A149313412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T149313378A149313412.en. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. Rhabdops aquaticus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 March 2022.
  3. "Western Ghats throw up a new snake". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Aquatic snake favouring elevated laterite plateaus in north Western Ghats found". Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "A new species of aquatic snake discovered in the northern Western Ghats". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. "Aquatic Rhabdops: New species of non-venomous aquatic snake discovered in Western Ghats". Current Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. "[Herpetology • 2017] Rhabdops aquaticus • A New Species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats Region of India". Novataxa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. "Aquatic Rhabdops ( Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017 )". Indiansnakes.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. Virata, John. "Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India". Reptiles Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Rhabdops aquaticus


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