Amphiesma nicobariense
| Amphiesma nicobariense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Amphiesma |
| Species: | A. nicobariense |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiesma nicobariense (Sclater, 1891) | |
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Amphiesma nicobariense, commonly known as the Nicobar Island keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India.[1]
References
- 1 2 Hebius nicobariense at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
Further reading
- Sclater, W.L. 1891. Notes on a Collection of Snakes in the Indian Museum, with descriptions of several new species. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal LX: 230-250. ("Tropidonotus nicobarensis [sic], sp. nov.", pp. 241-242 & Plate VI, figures 5a., 5b., 5c., 5d.)
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