Amphiesma khasiense
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Amphiesma khasiense (Boulenger, 1890) |
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The Khasi Hills Keelback Amphiesma khasiense is a species of snake found in India (Assam), Myanmar (= Burma), Laos, Vietnam and parts of China (Yunnan, Tibet).
This snake is a voracious toad eater.
It is a reddish brown snake with a white transverse bar running across the supra labial scales.
[edit] References
- Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.