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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: November 24th, 2024.


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








Genus
Anguiculus

Himalayan Ringneck Snakes

Himalaya-Nackenstreifennattern

Himalaya-stribehalssnoge

2024 Anguiculus Mirza, Bhardwaj, Pal, Lalremsanga, Vogel, Campbell & Patel (type species: Anguiculus dicaprioi Mirza, Bhardwaj, Pal, Lalremsanga, Vogel, Campbell & Patel 2024)
Contents: 2 species, of which none is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: One of the species of this genus, rappii, was previously assigned to Liopeltis. The other one, dicaprioi, was formerly regarded as a population of rappii.
Distribution: Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Nepal).

Anguiculus dicaprioi

Western Himalayan Ringneck Snake, (DiCaprio's Himalayan Snake)

Westliche Himalaya-Nackenstreifennatter

Vestlig Himalaya-stribehalssnog

2024 Anguiculus dicaprioi Mirza, Bhardwaj, Pal, Lalremsanga, Vogel, Campbell & Patel

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of rappii.
Distribution: India (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Nepal.





Anguiculus rappii

Eastern Himalayan Ringneck Snake

Östliche Himalaya-Nackenstreifennatter

Østlig Himalaya-stribehalssnog

1860 Ablabes rappii Günther
Liopeltis rappii Wall 1924
Anguiculus rappii Mirza, Bhardwaj, Pal, Lalremsanga, Vogel, Campbell & Patel 2024
1860 Ablabes owenii Günther (Smith 1943)

Remarks: Previously included the population now assigned to dicaprioi. Records from Nepal need confirmation (Mirza, Bhardwaj, Pal, Lalremsanga, Vogel, Campbell & Patel 2024).
Distribution: Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal).