Trimerodytes_praemaxillaris
Trimerodytes praemaxillaris
Genus of snakes
Trimerodytes praemaxillaris is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. It is also known commonly as Angel's mountain keelback, Angel's stream snake, and the brown stream snake. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Trimerodytes |
Species: | T. praemaxillaris |
Binomial name | |
Trimerodytes praemaxillaris Angel, 1929 | |
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T. praemaxillaris is found in China (Yunnan province), northern Laos, and Thailand.[1][2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. praemaxillaris are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 475–1,400 m (1,558–4,593 ft).[1]
Dorsally, T. praemaxillaris is brown. Ventrally, it is dirty yellowish. The dorsal scales are smooth and are in 19 rows at midbody.[3]
T. praemaxillaris is oviparous.[2] The cotypes are hatchlings, each with an egg-tooth and a fresh umbilical scar.[4] Each of these little snakes has a total length of 21.5 cm (8.5 in), which includes a tail 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[3]
- Chan-Ard, T.; Stuart, B.; Bain, R. (2012). "Paratapinophis praemaxillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177430A1485876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177430A1485876.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Trimerodytes praemaxillaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
- Angel F (1929). "Liste de reptiles et batraciens du Haut-Laos recueillis par M. Delcour. Descriptions d'un genre, de 2 espèces et d'une variété d'ophidiens ". Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris, série 2, 1: 75-81. (Paratapinophis, new genus; P. praemaxillaris, new species). (in French).
- Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1906780708.
- Murphy JC, Chan-ard T, Mekchai S, Cota M, Voris HK (2008). "The Rediscovery of Angel's Stream Snake, Paratapinophis praemaxillaris Angel, 1929 (Reptilia: Serpentes: Natricidae)". The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 8 (2): 169-183.
- Rasmussen JB (1982). "A new record of the rare Opisthotropis praemaxillaris (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 3 (2): 279-280.
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