Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1256

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239

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scientific name

Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)
status

 

Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, Ful- bari Tea estate near Chevron Station ; 24°19.59′N, 091° 47.97′E; 22 Jul. 2011; 13:00; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.374 GoogleMaps .

Identification. This is a medium-sized snake easily dis- tinguished from other keelbacks by the thick black collar bordered at the back in yellow, extensive red neck, and olive-green body marked with black reticulations in juvenile and subadult specimens ( Das 2010).

Habitat. Rhabdophis subminiatus was not common in LNP but was found occasionally in every habitat in the park.

Remarks. SCR observed an adult individual eating a Minervarya sp. (Rahman et al. 2012b). SCR observed another R. subminiatus exhibiting caudal autotomy when caught, a rare trait in snakes, but one which has been documented before in this genus.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Natricidae

Genus

Rhabdophis

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