Check List 15(6): 1045-1050, doi: 10.15560/15.6.1045
On the distribution of Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra, 2019 and Lycodon travancoricus (Beddome, 1870) (Squamata, Colubridae) from Gujarat, India
expand article infoHarshil Patel‡, Raju Vyas§, Pranav Vaghashiya|
‡ Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, India§ NA, Vadodara , India| NA, Junagadh, India

Corresponding author: Harshil Patel ( harshilpatel121@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Nikhil Modak
© Harshil Patel, Raju Vyas, Pranav Vaghashiya.
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Citation: Patel H, Vyas R, Vaghashiya P (2019) On the distribution of Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra, 2019 and Lycodon travancoricus (Beddome, 1870) (Squamata, Colubridae) from Gujarat, India. Check List 15(6): 1045-1050. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.1045
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Abstract

We report the first record of a snake, Ahaetulla laudankia Deepak, Narayanan, Sarkar, Dutta & Mohapatra, 2019 (Colubridae, Ahaetullinae) and confirm the occurrence of Lycodon travancoricus (Beddome, 1870) (Colubridae, Colubrinae) from Gujarat state based on reptile surveys conducted in South, Central, and Saurashtra regions of the state. We also provide new information on the morphology, microhabitat, diet, and behaviour of these species.

Keywords
Endemic species, morphology, scale-reduction, taxonomy