Sighting of Leith’s sand snake, Psammophis leithii (Gunther, 1896) with first photographic evidence at Jawai Bandh, District Pali, Rajasthan, India
2021; Volume: 8; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.22271/23940522.2021.v8.i6a.856
ISSN2394-0522
AutoresOmveer Dhawal, Sucheta Ganguly, Shwetadri Bhandari, Vivek Sharam, Uttam Chouhan, Puja Ray,
Tópico(s)Digital Imaging for Blood Diseases
ResumoA snake rescue project, named Sarpa Sathi, has been running around Jawai dam area, Rajasthan, India since 2019, where during a rescue operation of snake, we sighted and recorded the rare Leith’s Sand Snake (Psammophis leithii). Previous documentation of this particular species has been reported from other parts of Rajasthan but proper photographic evidence with identification of the same has been possible for the first time.
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