Xylophis stenorhynchus

Günther's mountain snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pareidae
Subfamily: Xylophiinae
Genus: Xylophis
Species:
X. stenorhynchus
Binomial name
Xylophis stenorhynchus
(Günther, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Geophis stenorhynchus Günther, 1875
  • Xylophis indicus Beddome, 1878

Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther's mountain snake) is a non-venomous species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India.

The status of Xylophis indicus as a junior synonym of X. stenorhynchus is tentative as it is only known from one specimen collected more than a century ago. However, there has been a tentative recent sighting from the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary.