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Indian Smooth Snake

Wallophis brachyura (Günther, 1866)

Also called2017) (guj) · Indische Glattnatter (deu) · Suvaro saap (Desai 2011 (guj)

This species is in the Catalogue of Life but not yet in the 2023 GBIF backbone or on iNaturalist: most likely it was described, or split from another species, very recently. What is known so far is below.

Recorded from
India (Maharashtra, S/C Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan)
Also published as
Zamenis brachyurus Günther, 1866
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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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References

  • Sharma, V., Meghwal, B. L., Jain, L. K., & Khandal, D. (2025). Addition of Wallophis brachyura (Günther, 1866)(Colubridae) and Calliophis melanurus(Shaw, 1802)(Elapidae) to the reptile fauna of Rajasthan, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 17(12), 28104-28110.
  • Boulenger, George A. (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, Xviii, 541 Pp.
  • Günther, A. (1866). Fifth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 18: 24-29.
  • MISTRY, & K, V. (2005). Ein neuer Fundort von Coronella brachyura (GÜNTHER, 1866) (Serpentes, Colubridae, Colubrinae) - einer endemischen Schlange aus Indien, mit Anmerkungen zu deren Verbreitung. Sauria 27 (3): 29-31.
  • Jadhav, P. L., & Shivaji P Chavan and Harshad Sudarshan Trimukhe. (2018). Snake species diversity and their distribution in and around Nanded city, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6(4): 1855-1860 [Note: This Appears to Be a Predatory Journal with Little If Any Peer Review].
  • Whitaker, & Romulus and Ashok Captain. (2004). Snakes of India. Draco Books, 500 Pp., Reprinted 2007.

From the Catalogue of Life (catalogueoflife.org), compiled from its specialist databases; CC BY 4.0. This name in the Catalogue of Life.