Xylophis mosaicus
The Anamalai wood snake (Xylophis mosaicus) is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[1]
| Xylophis mosaicus | |
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| From Munnar, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pareidae |
| Subfamily: | Xylophiinae |
| Genus: | Xylophis |
| Species: | X. mosaicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylophis mosaicus Deepak, Narayanan, Das, Rajkumar, Easa, Sreejith, & Gower, 2020 | |
Geographic range
X. mosaicus is found in the Anamalai region of the Western Ghats in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
References
- Xylophis mosaicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
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