Rhabdops aquaticus

Rhabdops aquaticus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhabdops
Species:	R. aquaticus
Binomial name
Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain, and Gower, 2017

Rhabdops aquaticus, also known as the water rhabdops and aquatic rhabdops, is a nonvenomous aquatic species of snake. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and Goa states, India. ^[1] It has an off-white belly and black spots on its olive brown skin; juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

References

1. Giri, V.; Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Rhabdops aquaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T149313378A149313412. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T149313378A149313412.en . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
2. Rhabdops aquaticus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 March 2022.
3. "Western Ghats throw up a new snake". The Hindu . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
4. "Aquatic snake favouring elevated laterite plateaus in north Western Ghats found". Times of India . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
5. "A new species of aquatic snake discovered in the northern Western Ghats". Deccan Herald . Retrieved 4 October 2017.
6. "Aquatic Rhabdops: New species of non-venomous aquatic snake discovered in Western Ghats". Current Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
7. "[Herpetology • 2017] Rhabdops aquaticus • A New Species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats Region of India". Novataxa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
8. "Aquatic Rhabdops ( Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017 )". Indiansnakes.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
9. Virata, John. "Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India". Reptiles Magazine . Retrieved 4 October 2017.