INDIAN SNAKES

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213. Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray 1849) Persian Gulf Sea Snake 212
214. Hydrophis mamillaris (Daudin 1803) Bombay Sea Snake 213
215. Hydrophis caemlescens (Shaw 1802) Many Toothed Sea Snake 213
216. Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider 1799) Greyish-black White-bellied Sea Snake .. 214
Genus 61. Lapemis Gray 1835 214
217. Lapemis curtus (Shaw 1802) 214
Genus 62. Microcephalophis Lesson 1834 215
Key to the species of genus Microcephalophis 215
218. Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw 1802) Common Small-headed Sea Snake 216
219. Microcephalophis cantoris (Gunther 1864) Cantor's Small-headed Sea Snake . 217
Genus 63. Pelamis Daudin 1803 217
220. Pelamis platurus (Linnaeus 1766) Yellow-bellied Sea Snake or Pelagic Sea
Snake 218
Family X. VIPERIDAE Bonaparte 1840 218
Key to the genera of family VIPERIDAE 219
Genus 64. Vipera Laurenti 1768 220
Key to the species of genus Vipera 220
221. Vipera russelli (Shaw 1797) Russell's Viper, Doboia 220
222. Vipera lebetina (Linnaeus 1758) Levatine Viper 222
Genus 65. Echis Merrem 1820 223
223. Echis carinatus (Schneider 1801) Phoorsa, Saw-scaled Viper 223
Genus 66. Agkistrodon Beauvois 1799 226
Key to the species of genus Agkistrodon 226
224. Agkistrodon himalayanus (Gunther 1864) Himalayan Pit-viper 226
Genus 67. Hypnale 227
225. Hypnale hypnale (Merrem 1820) Hump-nosed Viper 227
Genus 68. Trimeresurus Lacepede 1804 .- 228
Key to the species of genus Trimeresurus 228
226. Trimeresurus macrolepis Beddome 1862 South Indian Pit-viper 230