Glossy-bellied racer snake Platyceps ventromaculatus (Gray, 1834) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae): new locality record in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), India

By

Narayanan, Abhishek
Satyanarayan, Kartick

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1356--1358

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1356

 

Abstract

This paper extends the distribution of glossy bellied racer (Platyceps ventromaculatus) to about 250 km North East straight line aerial distance from its closest known distribution site. (Sikar in Rajasthan) Two live uncollected (1 male, 1 female) sub adults specimens were collected in Delhi NCR (28°38’59” N 77°10’12” E); mensural, meristic and colour pattern data were recorded and the snakes released in the same habitat. It’s presence in a developed Metropolis like Delhi NCR may indicate its synurbic abilities.