Striped whip [2] ( lat. Ahaetulla fasciolata ) - a species of snakes from the family of the same , living in Southeast Asia .
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Ahaetulla fasciolata ( Fischer , 1885 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tragops fasciolatus Shaw, 1802 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Description
The total length reaches 1.4 m. The color is brownish or cream with a large number of faintly visible dark transverse stripes. The head is elongated with a pattern of numerous brown dots and spots. The belly is light in color with dark longitudinal stripes along the edges of the abdominal flaps.
The poison is slightly toxic.
Lifestyle
Inhabits primary and secondary rainforests . It occurs at altitudes from sea level to 1000 m above sea level . Active during the day, spends all his life in the trees. It feeds on frogs and lizards .
Reproduction
This is an ovoviviparous snake. The female gives birth to 5-7 cubs.
Distribution
It lives on the islands of Kalimantan , Sumatra , on the mainland of Malaysia , in Singapore and Thailand .
Gallery
Notes
- ↑ The Reptile Database: Ahaetulla fasciolata (English)
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 278. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
Literature
- Fischer, 1885: Über eine Kollektion von Amphibien und Reptilien aus Südost Borneo . Archiv für Naturgeschichte, vol. 51, p. 41-72.
- Ulrich Manthey, Wolfgang Grossmann: Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens . Natur und Tier Verlag (1997), ISBN 978-3931587123 , Seite 311.