Trachischium fuscum, also known as the blackbelly worm-eating snake[2] or the Darjeeling slender snake,[3] is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia. The specific name, fuscum, is Latin for "dusky" or "dark brown".[4]
| Trachischium fuscum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Trachischium |
| Species: | T. fuscum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Trachischium fuscum (Blyth, 1854)
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Geographic range edit
It is found in Nepal and India (Jammu & Kashmir, northern West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, eastern Arunachal Pradesh), possibly also in Bhutan.[2]
Description edit
As the common name implies, the venter is black or dark brown. The dorsum is also black or dark brown, and may have lighter longitudinal streaks. The dorsal scales are in 13 rows. Males have keeled scales on their sides in the anal region. Adults may attain 51 cm (20 inches) in total length, with a tail 6 cm (2¼ inches) long.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ghosh, A.; Limbu, K. (2021). "Trachischium fuscum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127915299A127915555. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Trachischium fuscum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2018.
- ^ Das, Indraneil. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5 (Trachischium fuscum, p. 46.)
- ^ Mish, F.C., Editor in Chief. 2004. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts. p. 388.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I.-XXVIII. (Trachischium fuscum, pp. 297-299.)
Further reading edit
- Blyth, Edward. 1855. Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. Jour. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 23 (3): 287-302 [1854].
.png){kind=small} | This snake article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |