Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1257

Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 subadult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, road near Lawachara Station; 24°19.50′N, 091° 47.24′E; 23 Jul. 2015; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.347 .

Identification. Chrysopelea ornata is an attractive greenish-yellow snake with black reticulations laterally, black crossbars on the upper dorsum with red dots between alternating pairs of crossbars, and distinct head with black and greenish-yellow bars ( Daniel 2002; Whitaker and Captain 2008). There are nine supralabials with V and VI contacting the orbit.

Habitat. This snake was uncommonly seen in LNP, found only twice in the roadkill study and once on a roadside during an opportunistic search. The three individuals were found in mature forest, degraded forest, and tea plantation.