Common Mock Viper Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Family : Lamprophiidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Hilly forests,grasslands,shrublands
Description : Common mock viper is a small sized snake.Dorsally they can be light to dark brown or greyish.There are light and brown streaks along the length of the body which are intervened by small black edged white spots.An inverted 'V' shaped mark is seen on head.Ventrally they are pale and brown spotted.Vertical pupil are present.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015,www.www.ecologyasia.com; photo credit:Faysal Ahmed,Department of zoology,Jagannath University Dhaka), photo copyright:fatahabib92 (iNaturalist user). more information please contact with us.
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015,www.www.ecologyasia.com; photo credit:Faysal Ahmed,Department of zoology,Jagannath University Dhaka), photo copyright:fatahabib92 (iNaturalist user). more information please contact with us.