Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

Habitat : Found on forest floor under litter and rocks, around sea shore foliage and
mangrove vegetation.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
Status : Common snake. Information Deficient.
29. Trimeresurus labialis (Fitzinger)
1861. Trimeresurus labialis Fitzinger, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien., 42 : 411 (nom. nud.).
2003. Trimeresurus labialis : Sharma, Hand Book-Indian Snakes : 239.
Common Name : Nicobar bamboo Pit Viper.
Habitat : Found on thick forest floor under litter and logs, stones etc.
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands.
Status : Information Deficient.
30. Trimeresurus cantori (Blyth)
1846. Trimeresurus cantori Blyth, J. Asiat. Soc., Bengal, 15 : 377.
2003. Trimeresurus cantori : Sharma, Hand Book-Indian Snakes : 236.
Common Name : Cantor’s Pit Viper or Nicobar Pitviper.
Habitat : Found on thick forest floor under litter and logs, stones etc.
Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands, possibly in Andaman Islands
Status : Common snake in Nicobar Islands. Information Deficient.
Family : ELAPIDAE
31. Bungarus andamanensis Biswas and Sanyal
1978. Bungarus andamanensis Biswas and Sanyal, J.Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 75(1) : 179-183.
2003. Bungarus andamanensis : Sharma, Hand Book-Indian Snakes : 189, fig.54.
Common Name : Andaman Banded Krait.
Habitat : Found on thick forest floor.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
Status : Considered rare. Information Deficient.
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