Dendrelaphis humayuni
Dendrelaphis humayuni (Tiwari's bronzeback) is a species of snake found in the Nicobar Islands of India.[2]
| Tiwari's Bronzeback | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dendrelaphis |
| Species: | D. humayuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrelaphis humayuni Tiwari & Biswas, 1973[1] | |
Etymology
It was named after Humayun Abdulali.
Range
This is a widely distributed species found in the central and southern Nicobar but absent in the Car Nicobar. Island of Chowra appears to be its northern range boundary and Great Nicobar Island is its southern range boundary. There is a single record of this species from the Camorta Island of Nicobar collected by Wall.[3]
Characteristics
It averages a length of 1000 mm with 172-190 ventral scales, with 9 supralabials, with 5th and 6th touching the eye in most cases. Mostly confused with Dendrelaphis pictus andamanensis.[3]
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References
- Tiwari, K.K.; Biswas, S. (1973). "Two new reptiles from the Great Nicobar Islands". Journal of the Zoological Society of India. 25 (1–2): 57–63.
- Dendrelaphis humayuni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 December 2013.
- Vijayakumar SP and Patrick David. (2006): Taxonomy, natural history, and distribution of the snakes of the Nicobar Islands (India), based on new materials and with an emphasis on endemic species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 11–40
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