Publications by authors named "Pavukandy Umesh"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on Dussumier's Mud Snake (Dieurostus dussumierii) based on recent research in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, where researchers collected 10 voucher specimens, including 8 females and 2 males.
- - Researchers provided new insights into the snake’s microhabitat preferences, its burrowing habits, and its interactions with other aquatic snakes like Fowlea cf. piscator and Cerberus rynchops.
- - This research compiles the most extensive dataset of preserved specimens for D. dussumierii since it was first described 170 years ago, also highlighting a historical specimen that hadn’t been previously recognized.
A new species of the shieldtail snake genus Rhinophis is described based on a type series of seven recently collected specimens from the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats of peninsular India. Rhinophis melanoleucus sp. nov.
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- Cnemaspis nilagirica was first described in 2007 based on a single female specimen that was initially part of another species described in 1885.
- A living population of this species hadn't been reported since its original description until now.
- This report includes the first description of a male specimen, along with new details about its physical characteristics, range, and natural history.