Trachischium tenuiceps
Trachischium tenuiceps, also known as the yellowbelly worm-eating snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in South Asia and Tibet.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Trachischium |
| Species: | T. tenuiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachischium tenuiceps (Blyth, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calamaria tenuiceps Blyth, 1854 | |
Geographic range
It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, northeast India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh [Mokto, Bomdir – Tawang district] ) and Tibet and possibly also in Bhutan.[3]
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.[4]
References
- Rao, D.-Q.; Li, P.; Vogel, G.; Das, A.; Limbu, K.; Bhattarai, S. (2021). "Trachischium tenuiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T191996A2025633. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London. p. 299.
- Trachischium tenuiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 January 2019.
- 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]