Red spotted royal snake
Spalerosophis arenarius (Boulenger, 1890)
Also calledRotbraune Diademnatter (deu) · краснопятнистый чешуелобый полоз (rus)
First described in: Boulenger, George A. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.
Spalerosophis arenarius, commonly known as the red-spotted diadem snake or the red-spotted royal snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
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Description
S. arenarius grows to a total length (including tail) of about 1 m (39 inches). Dorsally, it is cream-colored or pale buff, with darker spots arranged quincuncially. There is also a darker stripe on each side of the neck. Ventrally, it is uniform white.
What it does
S. arenarius is oviparous.
They do hibernate in the season of December to February and pairs start to mate in late March to April. Eggs are laid from May to July. A female weighing above 250 grams can produce a clutch of 7 to 10 eggs. A female finds a good spot for the incubation of eggs with a temperature of 28°-30 °C and humidity around 80-95%. A female lays and burrow its eggs at the laying site, no parental care is observed. Each eggs weigh around 7 grams. eggs take around 60 days to hatch. babies are 15 cm in length and feeds on lizards or small rodents at the first stage of their life.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2458801.