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Coluber vittacaudatus

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Coluber vittacaudatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Coluber
Species:
C. vittacaudatus
Binomial name
Coluber vittacaudatus
Blyth, 1854

Coluber vittacaudatus is a species of snake found in Darjeeling, India.

Distribution

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Type locality: from "vicinity of Darjiling" (= Darjeeling, 27° 02'N; 88° 16'E; West Bengal State, eastern India). Known only from the type locality. Named after "vittacaudatus" = Latin for striped tail.

References

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  • Blyth, E. 1854 Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 22 [1853]: 639-655
  • Das, Indraneil, Basudeb Dattagupta And Nemai Charan Gayen. 1998 History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. J. south Asian nat. Hist. 3 (2): 121-172
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