Tricoloured Ringneck

Liopeltis tricolor

The largest species in this genus, reaching just over half a meter. The dorsal body coloration is greenish or olive. A conspicuous black stripe runs through the eye and onto the anterior part of the body. The pupils are round. The ventral surface is yellow. Diurnal. A terrestrial species, living in the leaf litter. Feeds on insects and spiders.
Liopeltis tricolor - Full This Tricoloured Ringneck (Liopeltis tricolor) was caught in a bottle by another visitor in the botanical garden in Bogor (Java, Indonesia) and almost suffocated. I asked them to set it free, and shot a few (bad) snapshots while it was recuperating. Not enough time - my herd was moving on ... https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47622/liopeltis_tricolor_-_close.html Colubridae,Colubrinae,Colubroidea,Geotagged,Indonesia,Indonesian Liopeltine Snake,Liopeltis,Liopeltis tricolor,Malayan Ringneck,Reptilia,Serpentes,Squamata,Tricoloured Ringneck,Winter

Naming

Other English names for this species include Malayan Ringneck, Indonesian Liopeltine Snake, and Three-coloured Ringneck. A German name is Dreifarbige Halsbandnatter.

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A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand by Tanya Chan-ard, John W. K. Parr, and Jarujin Nabhitabhata, Oxford University Press, 2015
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusLiopeltis
SpeciesLiopeltis tricolor
Photographed in
Indonesia