Plagiopholis nuchalis

Plagiopholis nuchalis, commonly known as the Assam mountain snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Asia.

Assam mountain snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Plagiopholis
Species:	P. nuchalis
Binomial name
Plagiopholis nuchalis (Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms[2]
Trirhinopholis nuchalis Boulenger, 1893 Oligodon evansi Wall, 1913 (fide M.A. Smith, 1943) Trirhinopholis nuchalis — Wall, 1921 (fide M.A. Smith, 1943) Plagiopholis nuchalis — M.A. Smith, 1940 Plagiopholis nuchalis — M.A. Smith, 1943

Geographic range

P. nuchalis is found in China (Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. It may possibly also be found in India (Assam) and Vietnam.^[2]

Description

A small snake, P. nuchalis may attain a total length of 45 cm (18 in), which includes a tail 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. Dorsally it is blackish brown, with many of the dorsal scales edged with black. On the neck there is a broad black chevron, pointing forward, to which the specific name, nuchalis, refers. Ventrally it is yellowish, marked with black.^[5]

Reproduction

P. nuchalis is oviparous.^[2]