Гималай кесесінің сипаттамасы (Gimalay keseсіnің sıpattaмасы)

Species of snake

The Himalayan keelback (Herpetoreas platyceps) is a species of grass snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

H. platyceps is known from India along the sub Himalayan region, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan and China between 1000 and 3600 m elevation (about 3,300 to 11,800 feet).

H. platyceps has the following characteristics: Eye moderate; rostral just visible from above; suture between the internasals as long as that between the pre frontals or shorter; frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal longer than deep ; one preocular (sometimes divided); two or three postoculars; temporals 1+1, or 1+2, or 2+2; 8 upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin shields, which are much shorter than the posterior chin shields. Dorsal scales in 19 rows, faintly or feebly keeled. 177 235 ventrals; anal divided; subcaudals 75 107, also divided. Olive brown above, with small black spots; frequently two black parallel lines or an elliptic marking on the nape; a light, black edged streak on each side of the head, or a black line from eye to gape (corner of mouth); belly yellowish, with or without blackish dots; frequently a black line or series of elongate blackish spots along each side of the belly; lower surface of tail frequently mottled with blackish; throat sometimes black. In life, a coral red band is said to run along the ends of the ventrals. Total length 90 cm (3 feet); tail 23 cm (9 inches).