Stripped Litter Snake

Sibynophis geminatus

Description

Striped litter snake has a slender and cylindrical body, short head, flattened with slightly distinct neck, large eyes with round pupils. A small snake with a pair of red to brown stripes down the back, a dark brown or black stripe down the centre, and another dark stripes on each lower flank bordering the belly scales. There may be black spots or lines within the lighter-coloured stripes. Head reddish, brown or black, sometimes with a paler stripe across the top of the neck. Upper lip whitish or yellowish with black bars, Underside yellowish becoming greenish towards the tail. Non venomous spesies.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Average total length 550 mm, maximum around 800 mm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Reptilia

ORDER

:

Squamata

FAMILY

:

Colubridae

GENUS

:

Sibynophis

SPECIES

:

Sibynophis geminatus

Distribution

The Striped Litter Snake live in forest areas and agricultural land, up to 1300 m above sea level.

Geography

Continents : Southeast Asia

Country : Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok and Malaysia

Habits and Lifestyle

The stripped litter snake is active by day. Forages on the ground for lizards and frogs, occurs in forest and open habitats in lowlands and hills, mostly close to water.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Biome

Forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The stripped litter snake are carnivore, primarily feeds on skinks, but probably also takes amphibians and invertebrates.

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

This snake reproduces oviparously, the female lays 1-3 eggs, with an egg size of about 27 times 9 mm.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name :

Baby carrying : 1- 3 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Deforestation is a current threat to this species locally, although is not considered significant at the level of population.

Population number​

Stripped litter snake is listed as Least Concern because it has a wide geographic distribution and, even though deforestation is a known threat locally, it is not considered significant at the population level.

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Reference

  1. Iskandar, D., Jenkins, H., Das, I., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F. & Lilley, R. 2012. Sibynophis geminatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184068A1747696
  2. Somaweera, R. 2017. A Naturalist’s Guide To The Reptiles and Amphibians of Bali. John Beaufoy Publishing, Oxford, England.
  3. McKay, J.L. 2006. Reptil and Amphibi di Bali. Krieger Publishing Company, Florida, USA.