Xylophis stenorhynchus

Xylophis stenorhynchus

Günther's mountain snake

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Xylophis stenorhynchus

Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther's mountain snake) is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India.

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The status of Xylophis indicus as a junior synonym of X. stenorhynchus is tentative as it is only known from one specimen collected more than a century ago. However, there is a tentative recent sighting from the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.

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1. Xylophis stenorhynchus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylophis_stenorhynchus
2. Xylophis stenorhynchus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172586/1346955

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