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Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake
Trachischium tenuiceps
Trachischium tenuiceps, also known as the yellowbelly worm-eating snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in South Asia and Tibet.
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Description
Trachischium tenuiceps is blackish dorsally, and, as the common name implies, it is yellowish ventrally. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 13 rows, with males having keeled dorsal scales in the anal region. Ventrals 134–138; anal divided; subcaudals 34–39. Adults may attain 35 cm (14 inches) in total length, and have a tail 5 cm (2 inches) long.
Range & habitat
It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, northeast India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh [Mokto, Bomdir – Tawang district] ) and Tibet and possibly also in Bhutan.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 28296.