Wildlifeof India
Rhabdophis bindi
Colubrid Snakes
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Rhabdophis bindi
Basic stats
Diet
Amphibians such as Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis and Hydrophylax leptoglossa
Habitat
Active by day, occasionally at dusk
Range
India (Maruacherra and Lakhicherra near the Barail Hill Range and the Jatinga river) and Bangladesh
The Bindee keelback is a keelback snake found in India and Bangladesh. In India it has been recorded at Maruacherra and Lakhicherra near the Barail Hill Range and the Jatinga river. It has a dark brown back with lighter spots along the mid-line, light brown lip scales edged with black, and two thick black lines, one below the eye and another from behind the eye to the angle of the jaw (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is active by day, with occasional sightings at dusk, and its diet includes frogs such as Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis and Hydrophylax leptoglossa. Breeding occurs in May, with a pregnant female recorded carrying three eggs. The Reptile Database lists Assam, Mizoram and Tripura.
Quick answers
- What does the Rhabdophis bindi eat?
- Amphibians such as Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis and Hydrophylax leptoglossa
- What habitat does the Rhabdophis bindi live in?
- Active by day, occasionally at dusk
- Where is the Rhabdophis bindi found?
- India (Maruacherra and Lakhicherra near the Barail Hill Range and the Jatinga river) and Bangladesh