Bluebelly Java Snake
Tetralepis fruhstorferi
The bluebelly Java snake (Tetralepis fruhstorferi), also known commonly as Fruhstorfer's mountain snake and the Javan bluebelly snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species, which is the only member of the genus Tetralepis, is endemic to Java.
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Description
Dorsally, T. fruhstorferi is dark reddish brown, with an indistinct darker vertebral line. Ventrally, it is lead-colored or reddish gray. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 43.2 cm (17.0 in), plus a tail length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. fruhstorferi is forest, at altitudes of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, fruhstorferi, is in honor of German lepidopterist Hans Fruhstorfer, who collected the holotype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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 28440.