Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Plagiopholis nuchalis

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Colubridae

Genus
  
Plagiopholis

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Class
  
Reptilia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Scaled reptiles, Rhabdophis nigrocinctus, Sibynophis collaris, Boiga siamensis, Pseudoxenodontidae

Plagiopholis nuchalis, commonly known as the Assam mountain snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Yunnan (China), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, possibly also in Assam region of India and in Vietnam. Specimens from Yunnan have been described as the subspecies Plagiopholis nuchalis kunmingensis.

References

Plagiopholis nuchalis Wikipedia