Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Taxonomic Information
Conservation and Special status
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Ahaetulla dispar - Günther’s Vine Snake
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Type Locality: Annamalai hills (Tamil Nadu)
Common, known to be distributed from Nilgiri hills (Tamil Nadu) to Cardamom hills (Kerala) (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The species occupies fringes of semi-evergreen hill forest and shola patches (Srinivasulu et al., 2013). Habitat conversion into agricultural land and killing by people are major threats to the species (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
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| Kerala | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 |
Other Notes
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Ahaetulla dispar (Günther, 1864) – Günther’s Vine Snake. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/ahaetulla-dispar, accessed 2025/10/29.