Reproduction
The population in India is ovoviviparous. In northern India, mating takes place in the winter with live young being born from April through August. Occasionally, births have also been recorded in other months. A litter usually consists of 3 to 15 young that are 115-152 mm in length. Mallow et al. (2003) mention a maximum litter size of 23.
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