Rhinophis fergusonianus
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Rhinophis fergusonianus, commonly known as the Cardamom Hills earth snake, is a species of uropeltid snake endemic to India.
Etymology
The specific name, fergusonianus, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Harold S. Ferguson.[1]
Geographic range
R. fergusonianus is distributed across southern India, specifically in the Cardamom Hills, Travancore.
References
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinophis fergusonianus, p. 89).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1896. Description of a new Earth-snake from Travancore (Rhinophis fergusonianus). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 10: 236 + one plate.
- Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Rhinophis fergusonianus, pp. 90-91).
External links
- Rhinophis fergusonianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2007.
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