Addition of Wallophis brachyura> (Günther, 1866) (Colubridae) and <Calliophis melanurus (Shaw, 1802) (Elapidae) to the reptile fauna of Rajasthan, India

Authors

  • Vivek Sharma 393, Sanjeevni Nagar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9049-9201
  • B.L. Meghwal Ward No 2, Bagwas, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 312605, India.
  • Love Kumar Jain Dalot, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 312619, India.
  • Dharmendra Khandal Tiger Watch, Dhonk farm, Ranthambhore Road, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan 322001, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9949.17.12.28104-28110

Keywords:

Central India, distribution, dry deciduous forests, endemic, farmlands, Madhya Pradesh, Pratapgarh, Indian Smooth Snake, Slender Coral Snake

Abstract

Two uncommon snakes, Wallophis brachyura (Günther, 1866) and Calliophis melanurus (Shaw, 1802), are reported from the dry deciduous forests of Pratapgarh, southern Rajasthan, based on findings of live individuals of both species. In the same work, the presence of these snakes in adjacent Madhya Pradesh is discussed, and other important unpublished localities are provided to confirm their wider presence in the central-western Indian region.

Author Biographies

Vivek Sharma, 393, Sanjeevni Nagar, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482003, India.

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B.L. Meghwal, Ward No 2, Bagwas, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 312605, India.

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Love Kumar Jain, Dalot, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan 312619, India.

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Dharmendra Khandal, Tiger Watch, Dhonk farm, Ranthambhore Road, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan 322001, India.

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26-12-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 12 (2025)

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