Stoliczkia khasiensis (common names: Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake) is a species of snake in the family Xenodermidae. It is endemic to Meghalaya (until 1972 part of Assam), Northeast India.[3][4] The type locality is Khasi Hills.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenodermidae |
| Genus: | Stoliczkia |
| Species: | S. khasiensis
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| Stoliczkia khasiensis | |
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Stoliczkaia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 (misspelling) | |
Stoliczkia khasiensis inhabit mid hills to submontane forest near mountain streams, at elevations of 700–1,800 m (2,300–5,900 ft) above sea level. While it is only known from few specimens (18, as of 2011), it is considered locally abundant in Sarawak. It occurs in several protected areas (e.g., Crocker Range National Park,[5] Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park[1]), and there are no major threats to this species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Das, A. (2021). "Stoliczkia borneensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127943024A127943035. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Jerdon, T.C. (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1870 (March): 66–85.
- ^ Stoliczkia khasiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2016.
- ^ Van Wallach; Kenneth L. Williams; Jeff Boundy (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 689. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4.
- ^ Das, I. (2006). "Crocker Range National Park, Sabah, as a refuge for Borneo's montane herpetofauna" (PDF). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 4 (1): 3–11.
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