Ptyas fusca: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Ptyas
- Species
- Ptyas fusca
- Scientific Name
- Ptyas fusca
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ptyas fusca
Ptyas fusca, commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
The white-bellied rat snake prefers forested habitats. They are known to prey on frogs and lizards and fish. It is known to remain still and hold neck erect when disturbed-a threatening posture.
The adults range from brown to brick-red colour on the upper surface. Ventral scales are white to pale yellowish in colour. Thick black stripes on either side of the posterior body and tail is a characteristic feature. Juveniles often greenish in coloration. The pupil is rounded and large.
...Ptyas fusca in languages:
- Chinese
- 白腹鼠蛇/白腹南蛇
- English
- Brown Rat Snake
- English
- White-bellied Rat Snake
- German
- Braune Rattenschlange
- Portuguese
- Cobra-rateira-marrom
- Russian
- Бурая крысиная змея
- Thai
- งูสิงทอง
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