Argyrogena fasciolata
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 A Banded Racer from south India
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| Argyrogena fasciolata (Shaw, 1802) |
The Banded Racer Argyrogena fasciolata is a species of snake found in India (Maharashtra (Ghorawadi, Marunji, Aurangabad)), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Shaw's description was based on a plate in Russell, Ind. Serp. (1796).
Size Average size over 1 metre
Identification Anal 2, supralabials 8, 3rd divided, 4th and 5th touching eye.5th and 6th highest touching temporal.
Habits Frequents jungle tracts, occasionally in urban areas and open places
Food Small mammals like rats and amphibians
MiscellaneousOviparous
[edit] External links
- EMBL reptile database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Argyrogena_fasciolata.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Argyrogena_fasciolata2.jpg
[edit] References
- Shaw, G. 1802 General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313-615
- Wilson, Larry David 1967 Generic reallocation and review of Coluber fasciolatus Shaw (Serpentes: Colubridae) Herpetologica 23 (4): 260-275
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