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The four-lined snake favours areas with a Mediterranean climate and is found in habitats featuring vegetation, stone walls, sparse woodland, forest margins and deserted buildings. [5] In the winter, individuals spend their time in deserted rodent burrows in groups of four to seven. [ 5 ]
Cyclocorus is a genus of cyclocorid snakes endemic to the Philippines.They are found on every major island except for those of the Palawan chain. [2]Cyclocorus are found in forested areas on the ground beneath logs or in debris piles.
[4] [5] [6] The members of this subfamily are among the most poorly known snakes in the world. Very little information is available on their geographic distribution, ecology, behavior, or conservation status. [7] Despite high support for a close relationship from DNA, no unambiguous morphological characteristics unite these four genera. [2]
Cyclocorus lineatus, commonly known as Reinhardt's lined snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [1] [2] Subspecies
The lined snake is ovoviviparous, the young being born in August. The average brood is seven or eight. [10] The newborn juveniles are 10–12 cm (4-4¾ in.) long at ...
The snake has a yellow or light brown ground color, and gets its scientific and common names from the four black lengthwise stripes sported by most individuals of the species. All-black variants exist; these are known in Japan as karasu-hebi (crow snakes).
Blanford's pipe snake or lined pipe snake, (Cylindrophis lineatus) is a species of snake in the family Cylindrophiidae [2] endemic to Indonesia. [3] Description.
Boaedon is a genus of African lamprophiids consisting of the "brown" house snakes. The genus was originally described by Duméril but the species contained were reclassified as Lamprophis by Fitzinger in 1843, this taxonomy remained widely accepted until November 2010 when a phylogenetic study was published by C.M.R Kelly et al. who resurrected the Boaedon clade. [1]