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Xylophis mosaicus
Habitat
Above 1,500m
Range
Anamalai region of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu
The Anamalai wood snake is a non-venomous snake of the family Pareidae endemic to the Western Ghats of India, found in the Anamalai region in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Wikipedia, general species account).
The Reptile Database gives elevations above 1,500 m. The account used here gives no further detail.