Pseudorabdion longiceps

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Pseudorabdion longiceps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudorabdion
Species:
P. longiceps
Binomial name
Pseudorabdion longiceps
(Cantor, 1847)

Pseudorabdion longiceps, the dwarf reed snake or Cantor's dwarf reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. [1] [2]

Behavior

Dwarf reed snakes have been filmed "cartwheeling" as an escape mechanism, superficially similar to the behavior of the legendary hoop snake. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudorabdion longiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192159A2048681. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Pseudorabdion longiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 February 2016.
  3. Quah, E.S.H.; Grismer, L.L.; Anuar, M.S.S. (2023). "Observations and description of a rare escape mechanism in a snake: Cartwheeling in Pseudorabdion longiceps (Cantor, 1847) (Squamata, Colubridea)". Biotropica. 55 (3): 568–572. doi:10.1111/btp.13213. S2CID   257999227.