Smithophis mizoramensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Smithophis
Species: Smithophis mizoramensis

Name

Smithophis mizoramensis Mirza, Bhardwaj, Lalmuanawma, Choure, Lalremsanga, Vabeiryureilai, Captain, Zagade & Patel, 2024: 4

• Holotype: BNHS 3766 (ex-MZMU 2607), adult ♂, collected by J.C. Lalmuanawma and H.T. Lalremsanga on 9 September 2021.
• Type locality: “under boulders in Rawkawn stream near Suangpuilawn village, Saitual District (23.936435° N, 92.849410° E, 837 m asl) Mizoram, India”.

References

Primary references

• Mirza, Z.A., Bhardwaj, V.K., Lalmuanawma, J.C., Choure, G., Lalremsanga, H.T., Vabeiryureilai, M., Captain, A., Zagade, A. & Patel, H. 2024. A New Species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 from the Indo-Burma Region. Diversity 16(8): 480. DOI: 10.3390/d16080480 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mizo Brook Snake