Amphiesma atemporale (Bourret, 1934)
Mountain Keelback 無顳鱗游蛇
(Non-venomous)
Amphiesma atemporale
Order
Suborder		 Squamata 有鱗目
Serpentes 蛇亞目
Family Colubridae 游蛇科
Genus Amphiesma 腹鏈蛇屬
Species Amphiesma atemporale
Other name -
Chinese name 無顳鱗腹鏈蛇
Total length Up to 50 cm.
Description Back brownish, with two rows of light brown spots on dorsal sides.
Ventral whitish.
Head dark brown with a white spot below each eye.
Upper Labials with white spots.
Whitish collar on neck.
Dorsal scales moderately keeled; temporal scales absent.
Habitat

Found in moderate to high altitude from 400m.
Terrestrial species, found in mountain grasslands or dwarf bamboos.
Behaviour Seems to be diurnal.
Diet Unknown, but likely to eat earthworms and slugs.
Reproduction Unknown
Distribution

Known only from a few specimens, all collected from Tai Mo Shan area.
Two most recent record taken from Tai Mo Shan peak in 1993 and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in 1996.

Occurs in Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces in China, and northern Viteman.
Conservation Status IUCN Redlist: NE (Not Evaluated)
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