10.REPORT OF KERALA MUD SNAKE DIEUROSTUS DUSSUMIERII FROM A BEACH IN KOCHI_ KERALA By DOKI ADIMALLAIAH

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  • DOKI ADIMALLAIAH

Abstract

The Kerala mud snake Dieurostus dussumierii (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril,
1854) is a little-known Homalopsid water snake endemic to southwestern
Indian coastal plains (Chandramouli et al., 2012; Kumar & Captain, 2011;
Kumar et al., 2012). Precise locality records are from Thrissur to
Thiruvananthapuram. Based on a recent molecular study (Kumar et al., 2012),
its generic allocation was reassessed and was changed from Enhydris to
Dieurostus. It is locally known as “kanda pampu” (paddy snake) in southern
Kerala and “cheli kutta” (mud snake) in the north, suggesting its affinity
towards inhabiting freshwater marshlands and water-logged paddy fields
(Chandramouli et al., 2012; Kumar & Captain, 2011). In this note, I report my
record of Kerala mud snake from a sandy beach stretch adjoining the seacoast
in Kochi, Kerala.

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DOKI ADIMALLAIAH

REPORT OF KERALA MUD SNAKE DIEUROSTUS
DUSSUMIERII FROM A BEACH IN KOCHI, KERALA
DOKI ADIMALLAIAH
WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU,
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS
SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE,
C-3, KENDRIYA BHAVAN,
KAKKAND, KOCHI-628037, KERALA.
Corresponding author’s e-mail: aaditya.wildlifebiology@gmail.com

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2014-02-01

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ADIMALLAIAH, D. (2014). 10.REPORT OF KERALA MUD SNAKE DIEUROSTUS DUSSUMIERII FROM A BEACH IN KOCHI_ KERALA By DOKI ADIMALLAIAH. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 48, 89 to 91. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojs/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/633

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Vol. 48 (2014): 1ST FEBRUARY 2014

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