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Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India

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In this chapter, taxonomy, natural history and distribution of the snakes of the genus Bungarus from Northeast India are described in detail.

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Acknowledgments

I am thankful to Assam Forest Department and Arunachal Forest Department, Khonoma Village Council, Nagaland for study permission. Thanks to the Rufford Small Grant Foundation UK for financial support. Thanks to the Director of the Wildlife Institute of India, Department of Zoology Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, North Orissa University, Baripada, Orissa, Aaranyak, Mizoram University, and Arya Vidyapeeth College for supporting my research. Sincere thanks to Colin J. McCarthy of the Natural History Museum, London; Darrel Frost of the American Museum of Natural History; and R. Inger, Fui Lian Tan, Alan Resetar, and Kathleen Kelly of the Field Museum, Chicago for their kind help. Thanks to Indraneil Das, S. K. Dutta, Arup Das, M. Firoz Ahmed, Pranjit K. Sharma, Saibal Sengupta, Bibhab K. Talukdar, H. T. Lalremsanga, Pratyush P. Mohapatra, Santanu Dey, Saipari Sailo, and B. H. C. K. Murthy, Kaushik Deuti for their support.

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Das, A. (2018). Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India. In: Sivaperuman, C., Venkataraman, K. (eds) Indian Hotspots. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_2

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