Anomochilus weberi
| Anomochilus weberi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomochilidae |
| Genus: | Anomochilus |
| Species: | A. weberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anomochilus weberi (Lidth de Jeude in Weber, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
Anomochilus weberi, or Weber's pipe snake, is a species of snake in the Anomochilidae family.
Geographic range
It is endemic to Indonesia.[2]
Description
Frontal quadrangular, nearly twice as large as the supraocular. No enlarged parietals. Four upper labials, third largest and in contact with eye. Dorsal scales in 21 rows. Ventrals 244, scarcely larger than dorsal scales; anal divided; subcaudals 8. Dorsally it is brown, with each scale edge lighter. There is a light spot on each prefontal and on the frontal. On each side of the back there is a series of round light spots, in pairs or alternating. Along the middle of each side there is an interrupted whitish line. Ventrally it has irregular light spots arranged in pairs and sometimes confluent.[3]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Das, I., Lakim, M., Lim, K.K.P., & Hui, T.H. "New Species of Anomochilus from Borneo (Squamata: Anomochilidae)." Journal of Herpetology 42.3 (2008): 584-591.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London. p. 134.