Ahaetulla fronticincta
| Günther's whipsnake | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Ahaetulla |
| Species: | A. fronticincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ahaetulla fronticincta (Günther, 1858) | |
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Dryophis fronticinctus | |
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Günther's whipsnake or Burmese vine snake, Ahaetulla fronticincta is a species of tree snake found in Myanmar (Burma) and possibly in neighbouring northeastern India (Assam).[1] It is even found as high up in the southern himalayan forests.
Food
Feeds only on fish. It strikes at a fish in water while maintaining half of its body wrapped around a branch or twig. The mild venom of this snake renders the fish immobile.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wogan, G. & Vogel, G. (2012). "Ahaetulla fronticincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Günther, A. 1858 Catalogue of Colubrine snakes of the British Museum. London, I - XVI, 1 - 281