Kerala Mud Snake
Dieurostus dussumieri (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Also calledSerpiente Acuática de Dussumier (spa) · Nircoli (mal) · Polavan (mal) · Thadikkkipotten (mal)
First described in: Duméril, A. M. C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. H. A.,. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l’histoire des serpents venimeux.
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description
Description and Variation (Table 1). Body rather short and stout; body slightly depressed; snout fairly rounded; eyes and nostrils placed dorsally; Measurements (in mm): head length 11.1 – 38.7; head width 5.4 – 25.1; head depth 4.1 – 14.4; maximum body width 6.3 – 29.5; snout to vent length 175.0 – 745.0; tail length 22.0 – 95.0; relative tail lengths 10.60 – 11.50 % (n = 3, males), 13.00 – 14.80 % (n = 8, females); eye diameter 1.1 – 3.3; inter-orbital distance 3.1 – 9.5; inter-narial distance 1.7 – 3.7; rostral length 0.5 – 2.9; rostral width 1.0 – 5.0; internasal length 0.8 – 2.3; internasal width 1.0 – 2.8; supraocular length 1.3 – 4.9; supraocular width 0.9 – 4.0; frontal length 2.8 – 6.9; frontal width 1.7 – 3.8; prefrontal length 1.3 – 3.8; prefrontal width 1.5 – 4.0; parietal length 2.8 – 9.5; parietal width 2.1 – 5.9; eye-snout tip distance 2.4 – 8.8; eye-lip distance 1.5 – 4.9; eye-nostril distance 1.7 – 5.9; nostril-snout tip distance 1.2 – 2.9; nasal length 1.3 – 3.8; nasal width 1.3 – 3.9; loreal length 0.6 – 3.9; loreal width 1.0 – 2.9; preocular length 0.8 – 1.6; preocular width 1.2 – 3.8; postocular length 1.0 – 2.8; postocular width 1.0 – 2.7. Scalation: Rostral v
On further specimens of Dussumier’s Mud Snake Dieurostus dussumierii (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) with notes on its taxonomy, type material, and natural history (Reptilia: Serpentes: Homalopsidae)
materials_examined
Material Examined (n = 11). CES / S- 523, CES / S- 524, both juvenile females, CES / S- 525, subadult male, CES / S- 526, CES / S- 527, both adult females, CES / S- 528 an adult male, CES / S- 529, CES / S- 530, CES / S- 531, CES / S- 532, all adult females, coll. Hugo Francisco de Souza and Umesh Pavukandy in February 2022, all from Kumarakom near Vembanad Lake, Kottayam district; TNHM (H) 149, adult male, labelled “ Hypsirhina sp. ” coll. 14 July 1914 from Kulathupuzha, Kollam district, Kerala state, India.
On further specimens of Dussumier’s Mud Snake Dieurostus dussumierii (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) with notes on its taxonomy, type material, and natural history (Reptilia: Serpentes: Homalopsidae)
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8287222.