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Camorta Island Stripe-necked Snake

Gongylosoma nicobariensis

Classification

Gongylosoma nicobariensis, the Camorta Island stripe-necked snake, is a species of snake found in the Nicobar Islands of India. Species known only from its holotype. Description Rostral low, wide, not reaching the top of the head; nostril between two nasals; internasals about half the size of the prefrontals ; frontal somewhat larger than the supraoculars; parietals about one fourth larger than the frontal, in contact with both post-oculars ; loreal united with the postnasal; one pre- and two post-oculars ; temporals short 1+2 (Smith, 1943 gives 2+2); upper labials 7, third and fourth…

Distribution

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