First report of distribution range extension of Oreocryptophis porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839) (Reptilia: Colubridae) in Mizoram, North East India
Daya Nand Harit
Department of Zoology, Government Champhai College, Mizoram: 796 321: India.
Abstract
Snakes are one of the wonderful gifts of nature, having serpentine body, mostly without limbs. There are around 300 species of snakes reported from India. Every snake has its own distribution range, depending on its feeding habits, reproductive behaviour and suitability to environmental conditions. Some are endemic to some particular region. The aim of this paper to report distribution range extension of a Banded Trinket Snake Oreocryptophisporphyraceus (Cantor, 1839) to the state of Mizoram, North East India on Indo Myanmar border.
Distribution range, Oreocryptophisporphyraceus, Mizoram, North East India, Indo Myanmar border
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Received: 21.05.2016
Revised:15.07.2016
Accepted: 17.08.2016
First Online: 18.12. 2016
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