Trachischium tenuiceps
| Yellow-bellied worm-eating snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Trachischium |
| Species: | T. tenuiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachischium tenuiceps (Blyth, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calamaria tenuiceps Blyth, 1854 | |
The yellowbelly worm-eating snake[2] (Trachischium tenuiceps) is a species of colubrid snake.
Geographic range
It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh [Mokto, Bomdir - Tawang district] ) and Tibet.
Description
Trachischium tenuiceps is blackish dorsally, and, as the common name implies, it is yellowish ventrally. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 13 rows, with males having keeled dorsal scales in the anal region. Ventrals 134-138; anal divided; subcaudals 34-39. Adults may attain 35 cm (14 inches) in total length, and have a tail 5 cm (2 inches) long.[3]
References
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London. p. 299.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor and Francis. London. p. 286.
- Blyth, Edward. 1855 Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. Jour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 23 (3): 287-302 [1854]