Reptilia > Squamata > Serpentes > Colubroidea > Colubridae > Ahaetullinae > Ahaetulla
Ahaetulla perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) – Bronze-headed Vine Snake
Taxonomic Notes:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Ahaetulla perroteti – Bronze-headed Vine Snake
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The snake species occurs in grassland patches in Shola forests (Srinivasulu et al., 2013). A decline in the habitat quality has been observed since many years due to conversion of grasslands into Pine, Eucalyptus, Tea and Wattle plantations (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
Type Locality: East India
Common, known to be distributed in Nilgiri hills and Shola forests in Tamil Nadu (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The snake species occurs in grassland patches in Shola forests (Srinivasulu et al., 2013). A decline in the habitat quality has been observed since many years due to conversion of grasslands into Pine, Eucalyptus, Tea and Wattle plantations (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
References:
Reptilia > Squamata > Serpentes > Colubroidea > Colubridae > Ahaetullinae > Ahaetulla
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Ahaetulla perroteti (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) – Bronze-headed Vine Snake. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/210/Ahaetulla-perroteti
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