Ahaetulla laudankia

Ahaetulla laudankia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Ahaetulla
Species:	A. laudankia
Binomial name
	Ahaetulla laudankia; Deepak et al. 2019.

Ahaetulla laudankia, known as the Laudankia vine snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to India and while being a rare species, it has a relatively large range, extending from the Eastern Ghats through Central India west to eastern Rajasthan. Its name derives from the Odia term laudanka, which translates to "dried stems of bottle gourd, as the snake closely resembles them with its thin body and brownish color.^[1]

References[]

^ Deepak, V.; Narayanan, Surya; Sarkar, Vivek; Dutta, Sushil K.; Mohapatra, Pratyush P. (2019-03-12). "A new species of Ahaetulla Link, 1807 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Ahaetullinae) from India". Journal of Natural History. 53 (9–10): 497–516. doi:10.1080/00222933.2019.1589591. ISSN 0022-2933. S2CID 155403362.

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[1] Deepak, V.; Narayanan, Surya; Sarkar, Vivek; Dutta, Sushil K.; Mohapatra, Pratyush P. (2019-03-12). "A new species of Ahaetulla Link, 1807 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Ahaetullinae) from India". Journal of Natural History. 53 (9–10): 497–516. doi:10.1080/00222933.2019.1589591. ISSN 0022-2933. S2CID 155403362.

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