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Blythia hmuifang
| Blythia hmuifang | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/BlythiaB. hmuifang
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/BlythiaBlythia hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017
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The Mizoram Ground Snake (Blythia hmuifang), is a species of snake in the superfamily Colubroidea. It is endemic to Mizoram, India.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name hmuifang came in honor of the people of the Hmuifang village.
Description[edit]
The species can identified from Blythia reticulata, by having 114–117 ventral scales and 20–21 subcaudal scales in males. Smaller snakes have bright orange-red venter and older snakes have creamy venter.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "A Second Species of the Genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ Vogel, G.; Lalremsanga, H. T.; Vanlalhrima, V. (2017). "A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. 4276 (4): 569–581. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.8.