Ptyas mucosus......Dhaman (Oriental) Ratsnake..... Scientific and - TopicsExpress



          

Ptyas mucosus......Dhaman (Oriental) Ratsnake..... Scientific and common names Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosus (listed in the CITES Appendices as Ptyas mucosus but recent comments by David and Das (2004) highlighted the fact that the gender of the genus Ptyas is feminine while the name mucosus is masculine. In accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) the species name should be corrected to Ptyas mucosa). 1.2. Distribution The Oriental Rat Snake has an extensive geographical distribution in Asia. From west to east, it occurs in Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (incl. Andaman Isl.), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China (incl. Hainan and Hong Kong), Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Manthey and Grossmann, 1997). See figure 1. All range states except Turkmenistan are Parties to CITES.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:48:18 +0000

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