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Wallace's striped snake
Wallaceophis gujaratensis
Wallaceophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubriadae. It was first described in 2016. The sole species is Wallaceophis gujaratensis which is found in the Indian state of Gujarat. Wallaceophis gujaratenisis is presently known from just seven localities of Gujarat and virtually nothing is known about its biology. Common names Wallace's striped snake and Wallace's racer has been suggested for it.
From the article Wallaceophis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Wallaceophis is a medium-sized snake in relation to members of the family, measuring 250–930 mm (9.8–36.6 in) in snout–vent length. The holotype measured 501 mm (19.7 in) in SVL and had 61 mm (2.4 in) long tail. A 3–4 dorsal scale row wide black longitudinal stripe runs from the post nasal to the tail tip on each side on a wheat colored dorsum.
In human culture
The genus has been named Wallaceophis in honour of the legendary 19th century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), considered the father of biogeography. The specific name gujaratenisis commemorates the western Indian state where it was discovered.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Wallaceophis gujaratensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 540322.