Trachischium monticola

The mountain worm-eating snake (Trachischium monticola) is a species of colubrid snake.

Trachischium monticola
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Trachischium
Species:	T. monticola
Binomial name
Trachischium monticola (Cantor, 1839)
Synonyms
Calamaria monticola Cantor, 1839 Cyclophis monticola - Günther, 1864 Ablabes albiventer Günther, 1875 Trachischium monticola - Boulenger, 1890[2]

Geographic range

It is found in India (Assam, Meghalaya; Arunachal Pradesh [Chessa - Papum Pare district]), Bangladesh, Nepal and China (Tibet).

Description

It is dark brown dorsally, with two pale brown stripes edged with black lines. Ventrally it is yellowish. Juveniles have an interrupted yellow collar. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows. Adults may attain 23 cm (9.1 in) in total length, with a tail 3 cm (1.2 in) long.^[3]