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Basic information
Coelognathus helena
Trinket Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusRat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka helenina
- English name
- Trinket Snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka indická, Indian Trinket Snake, Indische Schmucknatter
- Synonyms
- Coelognathus helena nigriangularis, Coluber helena, Cynophis bistrigatus, Cynophis malabariensis var. carinata, Elaphe helena monticollaris, Herpetodryas malabaricus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,680 mm
- Body mass
- max 437.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–14 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · WRWF · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12429 · dryad-v5