Wildlifeof China
Khasi Hills Trinket Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Gonyosoma frenatum
Basic stats
Range
North-eastern India, southern China (to south-western Sichuan; Fujian, Guangdong, Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang), Taiwan and Vietnam
Size
About 84 cm body plus 24 cm tail
The Khasi Hills trinket snake (Gonyosoma frenatum) is a colubrid found in north-eastern India, southern China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The type locality is the Khasi Hills in India. In China it ranges to south-western Sichuan and includes Fujian, Guangdong, Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou and Zhejiang. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It reaches roughly 84 cm in body length with a 24 cm tail. It is uniform bright green above with a black streak along each side of the head passing through the eye, and has 19 faintly keeled dorsal scale rows. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the Khasi Hills Trinket Snake found?
- North-eastern India, southern China (to south-western Sichuan; Fujian, Guangdong, Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang), Taiwan and Vietnam
- How big is the Khasi Hills Trinket Snake?
- About 84 cm body plus 24 cm tail