Coelognathus radiatus (Boie 1827)

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-FF14-F3F6A48DF985
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Coelognathus radiatus (Boie 1827)
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Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, eastern Chevron guard station; 24°19.95′N, 091°47.80′E; 16 Jun. 2015; 13:16; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.395 GoogleMaps .

Identification. This is a large, brownish rat snake identified by three black lines that radiate from the eye and four black stripes on the front of the body that fade towards the back ( Kabir et al. 2009).

Habita t. We encountered this species in low numbers in all habitats in LNP. On occasion it would wander into homes and be the subject of village “snake calls.”