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]
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rhabdops, aquaticus, also, known, water, rhabdops, aquatic, rhabdops, nonvenomous, aquatic, species, snake, endemic, western, ghats, southern, maharashtra, northern, karnataka, states, india, white, belly, black, spots, olive, brown, skin, juveniles, olive, gr. 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 Rhabdops aquaticusConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ColubridaeGenus RhabdopsSpecies R aquaticusBinomial nameRhabdops aquaticusGiri Deepak Captain and Gower 2017References Edit a b c 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 Rhabdops aquaticus at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 24 March 2022 Western Ghats throw up a new snake The Hindu Retrieved 4 October 2017 Aquatic snake favouring elevated laterite plateaus in north Western Ghats found Times of India Retrieved 4 October 2017 A new species of aquatic snake discovered in the northern Western Ghats Deccan Herald Retrieved 4 October 2017 Aquatic Rhabdops New species of non venomous aquatic snake discovered in Western Ghats Current Affairs Retrieved 4 October 2017 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 Aquatic Rhabdops Rhabdops aquaticus Giri Deepak Captain amp Gower 2017 Indiansnakes org Retrieved 4 October 2017 Virata John Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India Reptiles Magazine Retrieved 4 October 2017 This snake article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhabdops aquaticus amp oldid 1123983259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
