Eastern trinket snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Elaphe |
Species: | E. cantoris
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Binomial name | |
Elaphe cantoris (
Boulenger, 1894)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The eastern trinket snake (Elaphe cantoris) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
The specific name, cantoris, is in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor. [3]
E. cantoris is found in the Himalayas in Bhutan, India ( Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, and Nepal. [1] The type locality is the Khasi and Garo Hills in Meghalaya. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of E. cantoris is mountain forest at elevations of 1,000–2,300 m (3,300–7,500 ft). [4]
E. cantoris is a large species, and may grow to a total length (including tail) of almost 2 m (6.6 ft). Dorsally, it has a brownish ground color, which is overlaid by a series of squarish dark brown blotches. Ventrally, it is yellowish anteriorly, becoming pinkish posteriorly. [4]
E. cantoris is partly arboreal. [2]
E. cantoris is oviparous. In India, sexually mature females lay eggs in late July, with an average clutch size of 10 eggs. [4]
Eastern trinket snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Elaphe |
Species: | E. cantoris
|
Binomial name | |
Elaphe cantoris (
Boulenger, 1894)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
The eastern trinket snake (Elaphe cantoris) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
The specific name, cantoris, is in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor. [3]
E. cantoris is found in the Himalayas in Bhutan, India ( Assam, Darjeeling, Sikkim), Myanmar, and Nepal. [1] The type locality is the Khasi and Garo Hills in Meghalaya. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of E. cantoris is mountain forest at elevations of 1,000–2,300 m (3,300–7,500 ft). [4]
E. cantoris is a large species, and may grow to a total length (including tail) of almost 2 m (6.6 ft). Dorsally, it has a brownish ground color, which is overlaid by a series of squarish dark brown blotches. Ventrally, it is yellowish anteriorly, becoming pinkish posteriorly. [4]
E. cantoris is partly arboreal. [2]
E. cantoris is oviparous. In India, sexually mature females lay eggs in late July, with an average clutch size of 10 eggs. [4]