Rhabdops aquaticus, also known as the water rhabdops and aquatic rhabdops, is a nonvenomous aquatic species of snake.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and Goa states, India.[1] It has an off-white belly and black spots on its olive brown skin; juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhabdops |
| Species: | R. aquaticus
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References
edit- ^ a b c Giri, V.; Ganesh, S.R. (2021). "Rhabdops aquaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T149313378A149313412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T149313378A149313412.en. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Rhabdops aquaticus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Western Ghats throw up a new snake". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Aquatic snake favouring elevated laterite plateaus in north Western Ghats found". Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "A new species of aquatic snake discovered in the northern Western Ghats". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Aquatic Rhabdops: New species of non-venomous aquatic snake discovered in Western Ghats". Current Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "[Herpetology • 2017] Rhabdops aquaticus • A New Species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats Region of India". Novataxa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Aquatic Rhabdops ( Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017 )". Indiansnakes.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Virata, John. "Beautiful New Species Of Rhabdops Snake Discovered In India". Reptiles Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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