Amphiesma stolatum

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.

© 2012 Jayendra Chiplunkar
© 2012 Jayendra Chiplunkar
© 2006 Saleem Hameed
© 2006 Saleem Hameed
© 2007 Changhua Coast Conservation Action
© 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.

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