Stoliczkia khasiensis
| Stoliczkia khasiensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermatidae |
| Genus: | Stoliczkia |
| Species: | S. khasiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stoliczkaia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 (misspelling) | |
Stoliczkia khasiensis (common names: Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake) is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. It is endemic to Meghalaya (until 1972 part of Assam), Northeast India.[2][3] The type locality is Khasi Hills.[1]
References
- 1 2 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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