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Liopeltis frenatus

Gunther’s Stripe-necked Snake Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Liopeltis frenatus
Family : Colubridae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Striped-neck snake
Habitat : Terrestrial
 
Description : Gunther’s stripe-necked is a slender bodied and long tailed snake.Dorsally they are olive-brown with many black edged scales.Two black lines appear from behind the eyes stretching towards the neck.They have large eyes with round pupil.
 
References:
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015,www.www.gbif.org/species/2455220; photo credit: novataxa.blogspot.com. more information please contact with us.