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First Record of Boiga gokool (Gray, 1835) (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Northern Odisha with Notes on Morphology and Natural History


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1 Keonjhar Wildlife Division, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Odisha - 758021, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh, India
3 Palace, Rajnilgiri, Balasore, Odisha - 756040, India
4 Hirakud Wildlife Division, Sambalpur, Odisha - 768027, India
5 Department of Zoology, F. M. University, Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha - 756020, India
6 Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), Turanga, Angul, Odisha - 759123
 

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Based on a male specimen of Boiga gokool collected from Balasore, Odisha, India, herewith we report the southernmost distribution of the species beyond its known distributional range. Additional information on scale reduction of the male specimen along with differences in hemipenial morphology with that of Boiga trigonata is provided. A bird in the diet of this species is reported for the first time in this paper.

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Boiga trigonata, Diet, Distribution, Hemipenis, Scale Reduction.
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Authors

Rakesh Kumar Mohalik
Keonjhar Wildlife Division, Anandapur, Keonjhar, Odisha - 758021, India
Pratyush P. Mohapatra
Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh, India
Prakash Mardaraj
Palace, Rajnilgiri, Balasore, Odisha - 756040, India
Santibhusan Sahoo
Hirakud Wildlife Division, Sambalpur, Odisha - 768027, India
Ashok Kumar Bhilala
Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Vijay Nagar, Jabalpur - 482002, Madhya Pradesh, India
Niladri B. Kar
Department of Zoology, F. M. University, Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha - 756020, India
Sushil K. Dutta
Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS), Turanga, Angul, Odisha - 759123

Abstract


Based on a male specimen of Boiga gokool collected from Balasore, Odisha, India, herewith we report the southernmost distribution of the species beyond its known distributional range. Additional information on scale reduction of the male specimen along with differences in hemipenial morphology with that of Boiga trigonata is provided. A bird in the diet of this species is reported for the first time in this paper.

Keywords


Boiga trigonata, Diet, Distribution, Hemipenis, Scale Reduction.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv120%2Fi2%2F2020%2F147654