Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Colubridae Scientific name Xylophis captaini Higher classification Xylophis Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Xylophis, Stoliczkia, Scaled reptiles, Xenodermatidae, Uropeltis | ||
Captain's wood snake (Xylophis captaini ) is a species of snake described in 2007, which is endemic to India.
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Geographic range
The holotype is from Kannam, Kottayam district, in the state of Kerala and was found in 2000. The snake has been recorded at low altitudes on the western side of the southern part of the Western Ghats, south of the Palakkad Gap.
Etymology
Both the specific name, captaini, and the common name, Captain's wood snake, are in honor of Indian herpetologist Ashok Captain for his work on Indian snakes.
References
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