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Dryad snake

Mastigodryas melanolomus

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take at home after watering the plants around 40 cm long beige color and lighter rings around the body.

Habitat:

Tropical

Species ID Suggestions

Dryad snake

Mastigodryas melanolomus
BrendanSmith
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Comments (10)
Ursula
Love everything about the picture! :)
ceherzog
Sometimes you just have to wonder why spots this good get no comments. Love it!
BrendanSmith
Great find! Sometimes called salmon bellied racer. This is a juvenile and the rings will fade and turn into two dorsolateral stripes.

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PublishedMarch 24, 2013

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