Golden Flying Snake

Description

Taxonomic identification was based on photographs taken on 28 July 2025. The body is slender; head distinct from neck; dorsal surface of head and body grey-blue, with bands in black and yellow on the head and black bands on the body; each light scale with a black median line (determination after Taylor (1965)) (Fig. 3c).

New records of reptiles from Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam

Ecology

One adult was observed at 14:10 h on the ground, near the forest path and one subadult was observed at 13:30 h on the ground, near the residential area. The surrounding habitat is secondary forest of medium and small hardwoods, mixed with bamboo, shrubs and vines.

New records of reptiles from Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam

Distribution

This is a widespread species in Vietnam. Elsewhere, the species has been known from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, China and the Philippines (Nguyen et al. 2009 and Pham et al. 2020).

New records of reptiles from Kim Bang Proposed Species and Habitat Conservation Area, Vietnam

distribution

A juvenile individual was observed at Shikaribas Khola, and a dead specimen was found at Amlekhgunj-Hattisar (Fig. 23). This is the first record from Parsa National Park.

Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal