Xylophis
Xylophis mosaicus from Munnar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Subfamily: Xylophiinae
Deepak, Ruane & Gower, 2019[1]
Genus: Xylophis
Beddome, 1878
Type species
Geophis stenorhynchus
Günther, 1875

Xylophis is a small genus of snakes in the family Pareidae. The genus contains five species, all of which are endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.[2][3] They constitute the monotypic subfamily Xylophiinae. They are the only pareid snakes found in India and the only snakes in the family found outside Southeast Asia.[1]

Species

The following 5 species are recognized as being valid[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Deepak, V.; Ruane, Sara & Gower, David J. (2019). "A new subfamily of fossorial colubroid snakes from the Western Ghats of peninsular India". Journal of Natural History. 52 (45–46): 2919–2934. doi:10.1080/00222933.2018.1557756. hdl:10141/622619. (Xylophiinae, new subfamily)
  2. ^ a b Xylophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Deepak, V.; Narayanan, Surya; Das, Sandeep; Rajkumar, K.P.; Easa, P.S.; Sreejith, K.A. & Gower, David J. (2020). "Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4755 (2): 231–250. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4755.2.2. PMID 32230180. S2CID 214749359.
  4. ^ Narayanan, Surya; Mohapatra, Pratyush P.; Balan, Amirtha; Das, Sandeep; Gower, David J. (15 April 2021). "A new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae) from the southern Western Ghats of India". Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 219–230. doi:10.3897/vz.71.e63986. ISSN 2625-8498.

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