Hi m sorry...only the first image belongs to Dr.Nidhin Cyril. regards
On Feb 20, 3:45 pm, shayantan bhattacharya <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > Now the genus of this snake has been changed....to Gongylophis > from the old Eryx. Its also called Red-tailed Sandboa...and is quite > common as a pet in USA and other foreign countries. > Its known as "Tootoor" in Bengali. > > Gongylophis conicus is a non-venomous boa species found in India, Pakistan > and Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized > > The color pattern is sandy grey, reddish, or pale brown above, uniform or > with more or less distinct blackish transverse bands, these bands are usually > distinct on the tail. The belly brown, or spotted with blackish. Juveniles > are often a pale coral-red. > In India it can be mistaken at first glance for either the Indian python, > Python m. molurus, or the deadly Russell's viper, Daboia russelii. > Active at night, it feeds on worms and small mammals. > > Sandy tracts of central and southern India, the Punjab, Kachchh and Sind. > > Pic by Dr.Nidhin Cyril. > > regards > Shantanu. > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage.http://in.yahoo.com/ > > roughscaled > 204KViewDownload > > roughscaled2.jpg > 130KViewDownload > > roughscaled3.jpg > 90KViewDownload -- 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.
