Rhabdops aquaticus

Aquatic Rhabdops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Rhabdops
Species: R. aquaticus
Binomial name
Rhabdops aquaticus
(Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017)

Rhabdops aquaticus is a non-venomous aquatic snake species found in northern Western Ghats, India.[1] R. aquaticus have off-white bellies and black spots on their olive brown skin, juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Western Ghats throw up a new snake". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Aquatic snake favouring elevated laterite plateaus in north Western Ghats found". Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "A new species of aquatic snake discovered in the northern Western Ghats". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Aquatic Rhabdops: New species of non-venomous aquatic snake discovered in Western Ghats". Current Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "[Herpetology • 2017] Rhabdops aquaticus • A New Species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats Region of India". Novataxa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Aquatic Rhabdops ( Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017 )". Indiansnakes.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Virata, John. "Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India". Reptiles Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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