the white-lipped keelback (Hebius leucomystax ) is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake found in central Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
The specific name, leucomystax, is Greek for "white mustache.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withThey grow to 406 mm (16.0 in) in snout–vent length and 595 mm (23.4 in) in total length. It has a beautiful yellow-white stripe that sweeps along its head, and red dots cover its body.
This snake, though primarily an upland species, is associated with both lowland and montane evergreen monsoon forests. It can be found near streams in mixed dipterocarp and pine forests. More rarely, it has been found in secondary forest. Its diet includes frogs and other small animals.