Xylophis stenorhynchus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Pareidae
Subfamilia: Xylophiinae
Genus: Xylophis
Species: Xylophis stenorhynchus
Name

Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther, 1875: 230).

Syntype: BMNH 1946.1.14.13, ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1875.
Syntype: BMNH 1946.1.14.14, ♂, same collection data as above.
Syntype: BMNH 1946.1.14.15, ♀, same collection data as above.
Type locality: “Travancore”, southern India [= S Kerala and SW Tamil Nadu States).

Combinations

Geophis stenorhynchus Günther, 1875: 230 [original combination]
Xylophis stenorhynchus — Boulenger, 1890: 284 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Xylophis indicus Beddome, 1878: 576 [synonymised by Boulenger (1890: 284)]
Holotype: BMNH 1878.8.2.1, ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome.
Type locality: “dense heavy evergreen forests on the mountains at the south of Cumbum Valley, Madura district; elevation 5000 feet”.

References
Primary references

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1875. Second report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 224–234. BHL Open access Reference page.

Additional references

Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page.
Boundy, J. 2021. Snakes of the World: A Supplement. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 273 pp. ISBN 9781138618138 ebook Paywall Reference page.
Beddome, R.H. 1878. Descriptions of a new genus of snakes of the Family Calamaridae, from southern India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 46(1): 576. BHL Open access Reference page.
Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 ebook Paywall Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Xylophis stenorhynchus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 September 2019.
Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Deepak, V. & Achyuthan, N.S. 2013. IUCN: Xylophis stenorhynchus (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172586A1346955. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172586A1346955.en

Vernacular names
English: Günther's Mountain Snake
தமிழ்: குந்தர் மலைப் பாம்பு

Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther's mountain snake) is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India.[1][2]

The status of Xylophis indicus as a junior synonym of X. stenorhynchus is tentative as it is only known from one specimen collected more than a century ago.[1][3] However, there is a tentative recent sighting from the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.[4]
References

Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Deepak, V.; Achyuthan, N.S. (2013). "Xylophis stenorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172586A1346955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172586A1346955.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Xylophis stenorhynchus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 July 2020.
Deepak, V.; Narayanan, Surya; Das, Sandeep; Rajkumar, K.P.; Easa, P.S.; Sreejith, K.A. & Gower, David J. (24 March 2020). "Description of a new species of Xylophis Beddome, 1878 (Serpentes: Pareidae: Xylophiinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4755 (2): 231–250. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4755.2.2. PMID 32230180.

Ganesh, Sanjana (12 March 2019). "Wood snake, last seen in 1878, rediscovered by scientists". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2020.