Thanx for the info..... On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:36 AM, shayantan bhattacharya <[email protected] > wrote:
> Hi.... > The Beddome's* *Keelback (*Amphiesma beddomei*) also known as Nilgiri > Keelback....is a species of snake found in the Western > Ghats<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats>in India. The species is > named after Richard > Henry Beddome <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Henry_Beddome>, > 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist. > This snake is an endemic species and it was first discovered near the > Nilgiris <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiris_%28mountains%29> but found > also in the Western Ghats <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats>. > This snake is terrestrial and feeds on toads. > > Brown above; a series of yellow spots, each between two black spots or > short transverse bands, along each side of the back; upper labials yellowish > with black sutures; a yellow; black-edged, oblique streak from the eye to > the gape; a yellow band across the nape, behind the parietals, becoming > indistinct with age; belly white, closely dotted with brown on the sides. > Total length 20 inches, tail 5. > > The first pic of Beddome's Keelback snake by my orkut friend > Mr.Nirmal Harindran. > ....and the other pics by Mr. L.Shyamal. > > > regards > Shantanu > > > > ------------------------------ > Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it > NOW!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_new/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Indian Herps and Insects" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indian-herps%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB. > -- …......Go Green Regards, For GREEN CAMP Kaushik Singha Roy Mob No : + 91 99033 31073 Fax No : + 91 33 28432034 Email : [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT US : (1) www.greencamp.in (2) www.familyfortiger.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Only after the last tree has fallen | Only after the last river has been poisoned | Only after the last fish has been cut | Only then will we realize that money cannot be eaten !!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Indian Herps and Insects" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB.
