Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh
Author
Hakim, Jonathan
Author
Trageser, Scott J.
Author
Ghose, Animesh
Author
Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur
Author
Rahman, Shahriar Caesar
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1239
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10.15560/16.5.1239
1809-127X
Ahaetulla prasina
(Boie, 1827)
Material examined.
BANGLADESH
•
1 adult
; Syl-
het Division
,
Moulvibazar District
,
Kamalganj Upazila
, LNP, trail at
Janki Chora
;
24°18.76′N
,
091°46.67′E
;
04 Jul. 2015
; 21:22; photo voucher
ZRC
(
IMG
) 2.336
.
Identification.
This is a bright green snake with a long
slender body, elongated arrowhead-like head, and horizontal pupils, distinguished from the similar
A. nasuta
Lacepède, 1789
and the recently resurrected
A. anomala
Annandale, 1906
by the lack of a rostral appendage (
Das 2010
;
Mohapatra et al. 2017
).
Habitat.
Within LNP,
A. prasina
was found in all nonaquatic
habitats, taking advantage of trees and shrubs with access to sunlight at clearing edges.