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Mountain Worm-eating Snake
Trachischium monticola
The mountain worm-eating snake, Trachischium monticola, is a species of colubrid snake.
From the article Trachischium monticola on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is dark brown dorsally, with two pale brown stripes edged with black lines. Ventrally it is yellowish. Juveniles have an interrupted yellow collar. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows. Adults may attain 23 cm (9.1 in) in total length, with a tail 3 cm (1.2 in) long.
Range & habitat
It is found in India (Assam, Meghalaya; Arunachal Pradesh [Chessa - Papum Pare district]), Bangladesh, Nepal and China (Tibet).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28300.