Report of colour polymorphism and range extension in two poorly known species of Indian Rhinophis (Squamata: Uropeltidae).

Venu G, Balakrishna GN, Gadha LK, Raju NG, Cyriac VP, Seetharama HG, Shampa C, Ramakrishna S, Venkatachalaiah G, Ganesh SR

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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5
Published: 2026 Mar 18
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@article{allodium:10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5,
  title = {Report of colour polymorphism and range extension in two poorly known species of Indian Rhinophis (Squamata: Uropeltidae).},
  author = {Venu G and Balakrishna GN and Gadha LK and Raju NG and Cyriac VP and Seetharama HG and Shampa C and Ramakrishna S and Venkatachalaiah G and Ganesh SR},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Zootaxa},
  doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5}
}

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AU  - Venu G
AU  - Balakrishna GN
AU  - Gadha LK
AU  - Raju NG
AU  - Cyriac VP
AU  - Seetharama HG
AU  - Shampa C
AU  - Ramakrishna S
AU  - Venkatachalaiah G
AU  - Ganesh SR
PY  - 2026
JO  - Zootaxa
DO  - 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5
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G, V., GN, B., LK, G., NG, R., VP, C., HG, S., C, S., S, R., G, V., & SR, G. (2026). Report of colour polymorphism and range extension in two poorly known species of Indian Rhinophis (Squamata: Uropeltidae).. Zootaxa. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.2.5

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