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Basic information
Spalerosophis diadema
Diadem Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusDiadem snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka diadémová
- English name
- Diadem Snake
- Alternative names
- Pakistanische Diademnatter, Royal Snake, מטבעון מדבר
- Synonyms
- Coluber cahirinus, Coluber cliffordi, Coluber cliffordii, Coluber diadema, Coluber geoffroyii, Periops parallellus var. schiraziana, Periops parallelus, Zamenis cliffordii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- SVL
- max 1,545 mm
- Body mass
- max 681.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 22 g
- Offspring total length
- max 250 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 242 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 17 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 28.3–28.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–17 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4YDZK · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18637 · dryad-v5