Английская Википедия:Amphiesma monticola

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Speciesbox Amphiesma monticola, also known as the Wynad keelback, is a harmless colubrid snake species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, where it has been recorded in the Kodagu and Wayanad regions.[1]

Description

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Adults are small and slender and found in leaf litter in forest habitats. The head is reddish. The body is brownish with a greenish gloss, while some individuals are bright green.

This species has 19 keeled dorsal scale rows at midbody, 133–144 ventrals. The anal scale is divided, and it has 78–92 subcaudals, which are also divided. There are 8 supralabials with the 3rd, 4th and 5th touching the eye. There is one preocular scale.[2]

Description from G. A. Boulenger, The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma:[3] Шаблон:Blockquote

References

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  2. Whitaker, R. and Ashok Captain (2004) Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Draco Books, Chennai
  3. Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, Printers). London. xviii + 541 pp. (Tropidonotus monticola, p. 348.)