Perrotet's mountain snake, Striped narrow-headed snake
Xylophis perroteti, commonly known as Perrotet's mountain snake and the striped narrow-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Both the specific name, perroteti, and the common name, Perrotet's mountain snake, are in honor of French naturalist George Samuel Perrottet.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withX. perroteti is found in the Western Ghats in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The natural habitat of X. perroteti is forest at altitudes of 1,500–2,380 m (4,920–7,810 ft).
X. perroteti is oviparous.
