Dryocalamus nympha

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Common Bridal Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dryocalamus
Species: D. nympha
Binomial name
Dryocalamus nympha
(Daudin, 1803)

Common Bridal Snake (Dryocalamus nympha) is a species of snake found in southern India and Sri Lanka. The yellow mark on the back of the head suggests a bridal veil.


[edit] References

  • Daudin, F. M. 1803 Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere des Reptiles. Vol. 6. F. Dufart, Paris.