Blythia hmuifang
The Mizoram Ground Snake (Blythia hmuifang), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Mizoram, India.[1]
| Blythia hmuifang | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Blythia |
| Species: | B. hmuifang |
| Binomial name | |
| Blythia hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017 | |
Etymology
The specific name hmuifang came in honor of the people of the Hmuifang village.
Description
The species can identified from Blythia reticulata, by having 114–117 ventral scales and 20–21 subcaudal scales in males. Smaller snakes have bright orange-red venter and older snakes have creamy venter.[2]
References
- "A Second Species of the Genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Vogel, G.; Lalremsanga, H. T.; Vanlalhrima, V. (2017). "A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. 4276 (4): 569–581. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.8.
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