Pseudorabdion longiceps
| Pseudorabdion longiceps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pseudorabdion |
| Species: | P. longiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorabdion longiceps (Cantor, 1847) | |
Pseudorabdion longiceps, the dwarf reed snake or Cantor's dwarf reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.[1][2]
Behavior
Dwarf reed snakes have been filmed "cartwheeling" as an escape mechanism, superficially similar to the behavior of the legendary hoop snake.[3]
References
- 1 2 Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudorabdion longiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192159A2048681. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Pseudorabdion longiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2016.
- ↑ Quah, E.S.H.; Grismer, L.L.; Anuar, M.S.S. (2023). "Observations and description of a rare escape mechanism in a snake: Cartwheeling in Pseudorabdion longiceps (Cantor, 1847) (Squamata, Colubridea)". Biotropica. 55 (3): 568–572. Bibcode:2023Biotr..55..568Q. doi:10.1111/btp.13213. S2CID 257999227.