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Doria's green snake

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Doria's green snake (Ptyas doriae) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Doria's green snake
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ptyas
Species:
P. doriae
Binomial name
Ptyas doriae
Boulenger, 1888
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclophiops doriae
    Boulenger, 1888
  • Ablabes doriae
    — Boulenger, 1890
  • Liopeltis doriae
    — Wall, 1924
  • Eurypholis doriae
    — Pope, 1935
  • Entechinus doriae
    — Cundall, 1981
  • Cyclophiops doriae
    — Zhao & Adler, 1993
  • Ophiodrys [sic] doriae
    — Das, 1996
  • Opheodrys doriae
    — Sharma, 2004
  • Ptyas doriae
    — Figueroa et al., 2016
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Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[3]

Geographic range

P. doriae is found in southwestern China (Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam), and northern Myanmar (Kachin Hills).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. doriae are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 600–1,780 m (1,970–5,840 ft).[1]

Description

P. doriae may attain a total length of 91 cm (36 in), which includes a tail 21 cm (8.3 in) long. It is greenish dorsally, and whitish ventrally. The upper lip is also whitish. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.[4]

Behavior

P. doriae is diurnal[1] and partly arboreal.[2]

Reproduction

P. doriae is oviparous.[2]

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