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Notes on Specimens of the Glossy Mangrove Snake (Gerarda prevostiana) in the Collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata along with Past Records from India
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Based on six specimens of the Glossy Mangrove Snake (Gerarda prevostiana) present in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata the species is redescribed with scalation and morphometric measurements and compared with data of six other specimens lodged in other museums.
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Infra-Labial, Loreals, Post-Ocular, Pre-Ocular, Sub-Caudals, Supra-Labial.
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