Doria's green snake

Doria's green snake (Ptyas doriae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.^[2]

Doria's green snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Ptyas
Species:	P. doriae
Binomial name
Ptyas doriae Boulenger, 1888
Synonyms[2]
Cyclophiops doriae Boulenger, 1888 Ablabes doriae — Boulenger, 1890 Liopeltis doriae — Wall, 1924 Eurypholis doriae — Pope, 1935 Entechinus doriae — Cundall, 1981 Cyclophiops doriae — Zhao & Adler, 1993 Ophiodrys [sic] doriae — Das, 1996 Opheodrys doriae — Sharma, 2004 Ptyas doriae — Figueroa et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.^[3]

Geographic range

P. doriae is found in southwestern China (Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam), and northern Myanmar (Kachin Hills).^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. doriae are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 600–1,780 m (1,970–5,840 ft).^[1]

Description

P. doriae may attain a total length of 91 cm (36 in), which includes a tail 21 cm (8.3 in) long. It is greenish dorsally, and whitish ventrally. The upper lip is also whitish. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.^[4]

Behavior

P. doriae is diurnal^[1] and partly arboreal.^[2]

Reproduction

P. doriae is oviparous.^[2]