Stoliczkia khasiensis

Stoliczkia khasiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenodermatidae
Genus: Stoliczkia
Species: S. khasiensis
Binomial name
Stoliczkia khasiensis
Jerdon, 1870[1]
Synonyms

Stoliczkaia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 (misspelling)

Stoliczkia khasiensis (common names: Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake) is a species of snake in the family Xenodermatidae. It is endemic to Meghalaya (until 1972 part of Assam), Northeast India.[2][3] The type locality is Khasi Hills.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jerdon, T.C. (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870 (March): 66–85.
  2. Stoliczkia khasiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
  3. Van Wallach; Kenneth L. Williams; Jeff Boundy (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 689. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4.


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