White-fronted water snake
| White-fronted water snake | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Amphiesma |
| Species: | A. flavifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiesma flavifrons (Boulenger, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
The white-fronted water snake (Amphiesma flavifrons) is a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Borneo.[1][2]
Description
Adults are about 54 cm (21 inches) in total length, of which about 18 cm (7 inches) is tail.[3] Body slender; midbody scales 19, keeled; ventrals 149–157; subcaudals 92–101; dorsum olive-grey, with darker markings; a distinctive white to yellowish-cream spot on snout.
Habitat and Behavior
It is frequently encountered in rivers in the plains and midhills, seen swimming with its head held out of water.[4]
Diet
Its diet includes frog eggs, tadpoles and frogs.[4]
Reproduction
Nothing is known about its reproductive biology.[4]
Geographic range
Amphiesma flavifrons is endemic to Borneo. It has been found in Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak.[4]
References
- 1 2 Inger, R.F.; Iskandar, D. & Das, I. (2012). "Amphiesma flavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- 1 2 Amphiesma flavifrons at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families...Colubridæ Aglyphæ, Part. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I.-XXVIII. (Tropidonotus flavifrons, p. 263.)
- 1 2 3 4 Das, I. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Amphiesma flavifrons, p. 19.)
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