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New Locality Record of Nagarjunasagar Racer (Coluber bholanathi) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Near Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh, India

Anant Deshwal, Brian Becker

Abstract


The rare Coluber bholanathi found in Eastern Ghats of India is reported based on two live uncollected specimens from a new locality, Pujarivaripalle (Madanapalle, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh). Our data expands the morphological and geographical characterization of this species.

Keywords


Coluber bholanathi; Madanapalle; Scrub vegetation; morphology; India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2017-24-3-245-247

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