Lycodon jara (Shaw, 1802)

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 : 1258

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFD7-FF92-FC91-F6B5A2BEFC4E

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Marcus

scientific name

Lycodon jara (Shaw, 1802)
status

 

Lycodon jara (Shaw, 1802)

Figure 9A

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, trail near Janki Chora; 24°18.79′N, 091°46.55′E; 5 Jul. 2015; 20:03; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.361 GoogleMaps .

Identification. Lycodon jara is a small brown snake with flattened head and eight supralabials ( III-V contacting orbital), identified by two brilliant yellow-green dots on each dorsal scale ( Whitaker and Captain 2008).

Habitat. This snake was found in mature forest, degraded forest, and tea plantation.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Lycodon

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