
Xylophiinae) of the mountain habitats of Wayanad in the Western Ghats of India
Abstract A new species of the snake genre Xylofis It is described in the Wayanad region in the Western Ghats of India. The new species, X. Chenkaruppan sp. nov.It is described based on six specimens collected from Vellarimala and Kurichyarmala Hills. The molecular genetic analysis based on three mitochondrial markers (16S, CyTB and ND4) and…