Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)

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 : 1256

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFD5-FF90-FC91-F32DA2A3F8C9
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)
status

Treatment

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, Ful- bari Tea estate near Chevron Station ; 24°19.59′N, 091° 47.97′E; 22 Jul. 2011; 13:00; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.374 GoogleMaps .

Identification. This is a medium-sized snake easily dis- tinguished from other keelbacks by the thick black collar bordered at the back in yellow, extensive red neck, and olive-green body marked with black reticulations in juvenile and subadult specimens ( Das 2010).

Habitat. Rhabdophis subminiatus was not common in LNP but was found occasionally in every habitat in the park.

Remarks. SCR observed an adult individual eating a Minervarya sp. (Rahman et al. 2012b). SCR observed another R. subminiatus exhibiting caudal autotomy when caught, a rare trait in snakes, but one which has been documented before in this genus.