Blythia hmuifang

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Blythia hmuifang
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Blythia
Species:
B. hmuifang
Binomial name
Blythia hmuifang

The Mizoram Ground Snake (Blythia hmuifang), is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The species is endemic to Mizoram, India. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name hmuifang was chosen in honor of the people of the Hmuifang village.

Description

B. hmuifang can be distinguished from B. reticulata , by having fewer ventral scales (114–117) and fewer subcaudal scales in males (20–21). Smaller, younger specimens of B. hmuifang have a bright orange-red venter, and older snakes have a creamy venter. [2]

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References

  1. Das, A. (2021). "Blythia hmuifang ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T149313307A149313347. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 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. (Blythia hmuifang, new species).