Vasuki Temporal range: Middle Eocene (Lutetian), ~
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Select holotype vertebrae of Vasuki | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | †Madtsoiidae |
Genus: | †Vasuki |
Species: | †V. indicus
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Binomial name | |
†Vasuki indicus |
Vasuki is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snake from the Middle Eocene Naredi Formation of India. The genus contains a single species, V. indicus, known from several vertebrae. Vasuki has an estimated body length between 10.9–15.2 m (36–50 ft), making it the largest known madtsoiid. The upper bounds of the length estimates would make Vasuki the longest snake ever discovered.