Xylophis perroteti

Xylophis perroteti, commonly known as Perrotet's mountain snake and the striped narrow-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Xylophis perroteti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Subfamily: Xylophiinae
Genus: Xylophis
Species:
X. perroteti
Binomial name
Xylophis perroteti
Synonyms[2]
  • Platypteryx perroteti
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron
    & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Rhabdosoma microcephalum
    Günther, 1858
  • Geophis microcephalus
    — Günther, 1864
  • Platypteryx perroteti
    — Jerdon, 1865
  • Geophis perroteti
    — Anderson, 1871
  • Xylophis perroteti
    — Boulenger, 1890

Etymology

Both the specific name, perroteti, and the common name, Perrotet's mountain snake, are in honor of French naturalist George Samuel Perrottet.[3]

Geographic range

X. perroteti is found in the Western Ghats in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of X. perroteti is forest at altitudes of 1,500–2,380 m (4,920–7,810 ft).[1]

Reproduction

X. perroteti is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B, Achyuthan NS, Deepak V (2013). "Xylophis perroteti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172632A1355995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172632A1355995.en.
  2. Xylophis perroteti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Xylophis perroteti, p. 203).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Xylophis perroteti, new combination, pp. 283–284).
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G, Duméril AHA (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie [Volume 7, Part 1]. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Platypteryx perroteti, new species, pp. 501–503). (in French).
  • Günther A (1858). Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Rhabdosoma microcephalum, pp. 12–13).
  • Jerdon TC (1865). "Remarks on observations contained in Dr. Günther's work on the reptiles of British India". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Third Series 15: 416–418. (Platypteryx perroteti ).
  • 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. (Xylophis perroteti, pp. 342–343).



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