Stoliczkia khasiensis
Stoliczkia khasiensis (common names: Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake) is a species of snake in the family Xenodermidae. It is endemic to Meghalaya (until 1972 part of Assam), Northeast India.[2][3] The type locality is Khasi Hills.[1]
Stoliczkia khasiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Xenodermidae |
Genus: | Stoliczkia |
Species: | S. khasiensis |
Binomial name | |
Stoliczkia khasiensis | |
Synonyms | |
Stoliczkaia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 (misspelling) |
References
- Jerdon, T.C. (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870 (March): 66–85.
- Stoliczkia khasiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- Van Wallach; Kenneth L. Williams; Jeff Boundy (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 689. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4.
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