Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh
Author
Hakim, Jonathan
Author
Trageser, Scott J.
Author
Ghose, Animesh
Author
Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur
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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
Coelognathus radiatus
(Boie 1827)
Material examined.
BANGLADESH
•
1 adult
;
Sylhet Division
,
Moulvibazar District
,
Kamalganj Upazila
, LNP,
eastern Chevron
guard station;
24°19.95′N
,
091°47.80′E
;
16 Jun. 2015
; 13:16; photo voucher
ZRC
(
IMG
) 2.395
.
Identification.
This is a large, brownish rat snake identified by three black lines that radiate from the eye and four black stripes on the front of the body that fade towards the back (
Kabir et al. 2009
).
Habita
t. We encountered this species in low numbers in all habitats in LNP. On occasion it would wander into homes and be the subject of village “snake calls.”