New locality records of the Stout Sand Snake Psammophis longifrons Boulenger, 1890 (Reptilia: Squamata: Lamprophiidae) in Telangana, India

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Avinash C Visvanathan
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-8158
Sandeep Anne
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-8248
Aditya Kesav Kolli
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2888-8059

Abstract

The Stout Sand Snake Psammophis longifrons Boulenger, 1890 is reported herein based on two live specimens, rescued from Boduppal & Hayathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, southern India.  This documentation is the first record from the state of Telangana.

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