Species: Amphiesma stolatum
English Name: Buff Striped Keelback
Chinese Name: 草腹链蛇, 黄头蛇, 花浪蛇, 土地公蛇, 草尾仔蛇
Family: Colubridae
Description:
Small (average 65 cm), slender, nonvenomous snake, generally olive-brown to grey in color. The sides of the head are yellow and the body have irregular blackish crossbars with two distinctive yellow stripes along the length. It can be found in river banks, marshy areas and wetlands.
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© 2007 Changhua Coast Conservation Action
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References:
– Zhao, E., Leung, V., Leung, C. V. (1999). Notes on amphibians and reptiles of Macau. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 18 (4) , 147-150.