Trachischium
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Trachischium is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as Worm-eating Snakes. There are five species in the genus that are found through montane regions of the countries of Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.
[edit] Species
- Blackbelly Worm-eating Snake, Trachischium fuscum (Blyth, 1854)
- Rosebelly Worm-eating Snake, Trachischium guentheri (Boulenger, 1890)
- Olive Oriental Slender Snake, Trachischium laeve (Peracca, 1904)
- Mountain Worm-eating Snake, Trachischium monticola (Cantor, 1839)
- Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake, Trachischium tenuiceps (Blyth, 1854)
[edit] References
- Genus Trachischium at the EMBL Reptile Database