First Record of Boiga gokool (Gray, 1835) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Northern Odisha with Notes on Morphology and Natural History

Authors

  • Rakesh Kumar Mohalik
     Keonjhar Wildlife Division, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Odisha - 758021
  • Pratyush P. Mohapatra
     Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh
  • Prakash Mardaraj
     Palace, Rajnilgiri, Balasore, Odisha - 756040
  • Santibhusan Sahoo
     Hirakud Wildlife Division, Sambalpur, Odisha - 768027
  • Ashok Kumar Bhilala
     Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh
  • Niladri B. Kar
     Department of Zoology, F. M. University, Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha - 756020
  • Sushil K. Dutta
     Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), Turanga, Angul, Odisha - 759123

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/147654

Keywords:

Boiga trigonata, Diet, Distribution, Hemipenis, Scale Reduction.

Abstract

Based on a male specimen of Boiga gokool collected from Balasore, Odisha, India, herewith we report the southernmost distribution of the species beyond its known distributional range. Additional information on scale reduction of the male specimen along with differences in hemipenial morphology with that of Boiga trigonata is provided. A bird in the diet of this species is reported for the first time in this paper.

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2020-06-30

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Mohalik, R. K., Mohapatra, P. P., Mardaraj, P., Sahoo, S., Bhilala, A. K., Kar, N. B., & Dutta, S. K. (2020). First Record of <I>Boiga gokool</I> (Gray, 1835) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Northern Odisha with Notes on Morphology and Natural History. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(2), 189–192. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/147654

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Volume 120, Issue 2, 2020

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