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Viperid snakes found in the study area: Trimeresurus erythrurus, (B) Trimeresurus popeiorum, and (C) Ovophis monticola. (A)
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The present study was conducted to survey and document the Ophidian fauna of Reiek Community Reserved Forest, Mamit District, Mizoram,
North-eastern India for the first time.
Extensive survey for studying the ophidian fauna of Reiek Community Reserved Forest, Mamit District, Mizoram was conducted from
October 2018 to September 2019.
Atotal of 28...
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... Trimeresurus erythrurus and Trimeresurus popeiorum) (Fig. 6), contributing 10.7% each, Typhlopidae (Argyrophis diardii), Pseudaspididae (Psammodynastes pulverulenus),and Pareidae (Pareas monticola) comprising 3.6 % each (Fig. 7, 8). Moreover, the current snake species documented from the study site represents 53.8% of the total snake species recorded from Mizoram by Lalremsanga and Lalronunga ...
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