The Mizoram Ground Snake (Blythia hmuifang), is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The species is endemic to Mizoram, India.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Blythia |
| Species: | B. hmuifang
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Etymology
editThe specific name hmuifang was chosen in honor of the people of the Hmuifang village.
Description
editB. hmuifang can be distinguished from B. reticulata, by having fewer ventral scales (114–117) and fewer subcaudal scales in males (20–21). Smaller, younger specimens of B. hmuifang have a bright orange-red venter, and older snakes have a creamy venter.[2]
References
edit- ^ Das, A. (2021). "Blythia hmuifang ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T149313307A149313347. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Vogel, G.; Lalremsanga, H.T.; Vanlalhrima, V. (2017). "A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India". Zootaxa. 4276 (4): 569–581. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.8. (Blythia hmuifang, new species).
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