Amphiesma stolatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 1255

Amphiesma stolatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, rice paddy near Fulbari Village ; 24°19.70′N, 091°48.84′E; 13 Jul. 2011; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.337 .

Identification. This was a slender brownish-olive keelback identified by its two yellow or buff dorsolateral stripes which start indistinct in front and become very distinct on the rear 2/3 of the body, eight supralabials ( III – V contacting orbit), and keeled scales with 19 midbody scale rows ( Kabir et al. 2009).

Habita t. A common snake in the roadkill survey, A. stolatum was associated with various open habitats such as paddy fields, village habitat, and degraded forest.

Remarks. On 15 April 2012, SCR and KD observed a domestic chicken preying on an A. stolatum in a village on the park boundary ( Rahman and Das 2014).