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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Rhabdops
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Rhabdops

South Asian Forest Snakes

Südasiatische Waldnattern

Sydasiatiske Skovsnoge

1893 Rhabdops Boulenger (type species: Ablabes olivaceus Beddome 1863)
Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included Smithophis bicolor.
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra).

Rhabdops aquaticus

Northern Olive Forest Snake

Nördliche Waldnatter

Nordlig Brun Skovsnog

2017 Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower

Remarks: Previously regarded as a northern population of olivaceus (Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower 2017).
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra).


Rhabdops olivaceus

Southern Olive Forest Snake, (Olive Forest Snake)

Südliche Braune Waldnatter

Sydlig Brun Skovsnog

1863 Ablabes olivaceus Beddome
Pseudocyclophis olivaceus Boulenger 1890
Rhabdops olivaceus Boulenger 1893

Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to aquaticus. Now restricted to Karnataka and Kerala (Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower 2017).
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala).