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Doria's green snake

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Doria's green snake (Ptyas doriae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[3]

Geographic range

P. doriae is found in southwestern China (Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam), and northern Myanmar (Kachin Hills).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. doriae are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 600–1,780 m (1,970–5,840 ft).[1]

Description

P. doriae may attain a total length of 91 cm (36 in), which includes a tail 21 cm (8.3 in) long. It is greenish dorsally, and whitish ventrally. The upper lip is also whitish. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.[4]

Behavior

P. doriae is diurnal[1] and partly arboreal.[2]

Reproduction

P. doriae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wogan G, Vogel G (2021). "Ptyas doriae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T192213A2056524.en. Accessed on 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ptyas doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclophiops doriae, p. 75).
  4. ^ Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Opheodrys doriae, p. 181).
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Doria's green snake: Brief Summary

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Doria's green snake (Ptyas doriae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.

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