Xylophis perroteti

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Perrotet's Mountain Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Xylophis
Species: X. perroteti
Binomial name
Xylophis perroteti
(Duméril & Bibron, 1854)

Perrotet's Mountain Snake Xylophis perroteti is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India.


[edit] References

  • Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril 1854 Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S.
  • Günther, A. 1858 Catalogue of Colubrine snakes of the British Museum. London, I - XVI, 1 - 281
  • Jerdon,T.C. 1865 Remarks on observations contained in Dr. Günther's work on the reptiles of British India. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 15: 416-418