Liopeltis rappi

Liopeltis rappi
	Liopeltis rappi, adult
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Liopeltis
Species:	L. rappi
Binomial name
	Liopeltis rappi; (Günther, 1860)
Synonyms
	Ablabes rappii; Günther, 1860; Ablabes owenii; Günther, 1860; Liopeltis rappi; — Wall, 1924;

Last updated October 10, 2023

Liopeltis rappi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, rappi, is in honor of German naturalist Wilhelm Ludwig von Rapp.^[3]

Geographic range

L. rappi is found in Nepal and India (Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim).^[2]

Taxonomy

Liopeltis rappi was originally described as a new species (Ablabes rappii ) by Günther in 1860, based on a single specimen which was "uniform blackish" dorsally. In the same scientific paper, Günther also described another new species (Ablabes owenii ), likewise based on a single specimen which was smaller and "greyish-brown" with a "black collar" and black crossbands anteriorly. After more specimens had been added to the collection of the British Museum, including some which were intermediate in size and colouration, Boulenger determined that "owenii " was a juvenile specimen of Liopeltis rappii.^[4]

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References

↑ Bhattarai, S. & Das, A. (2021). "Liopeltis rappi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176826A149348712. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
1 2 Species Liopeltis rappi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. (Liopeltis rappi, p. 217).
↑ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 82 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Ablabes rappii, pp. 282-283).