Indian egg-eating snake

Indian egg-eating snake
Indian egg-eater at Amravati
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Elachistodon
Reinhardt, 1863
Species:
E. westermanni
Binomial name
Elachistodon westermanni
Reinhardt, 1863
Synonyms[3]
  • Elachistodon westermanni
    Reinhardt, 1863
  • Boiga westermanni
    — Mohan et al., 2018
  • Elachistodon westermanni
    — Patel & Vyas, 2019

The Indian egg-eating snake or Indian egg-eater (Elachistodon westermanni) is a rare species of egg-eating snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. It is also called Westermann's snake, reflecting its scientific name.[1] The snake belongs to the monotypic genus Elachistodon.[3]

  1. ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Vyas, R.; Thakur, S.; Mohapatra, P.; Giri, V. (2013). "Elachistodon westermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T7091A3136878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T7091A3136878.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).