Trachischium tenuiceps

Trachischium tenuiceps, also known as the yellowbelly worm-eating snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in South Asia and Tibet.^[3]

Trachischium tenuiceps
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Trachischium
Species:	T. tenuiceps
Binomial name
Trachischium tenuiceps (Blyth, 1854)
Synonyms
Calamaria tenuiceps Blyth, 1854 Ablabes tenuiceps – Günther, 1864 Trachischium tenuiceps – Boulenger, 1890[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Nepal, Bangladesh, northeast India (Darjeeling, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh [Mokto, Bomdir – Tawang district] ) and Tibet and possibly also in Bhutan.^[3]

Description

Trachischium tenuiceps is blackish dorsally, and, as the common name implies, it is yellowish ventrally. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 13 rows, with males having keeled dorsal scales in the anal region. Ventrals 134–138; anal divided; subcaudals 34–39. Adults may attain 35 cm (14 inches) in total length, and have a tail 5 cm (2 inches) long.^[4]