Trachischium fuscum

Trachischium fuscum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Trachischium
Species:
T. fuscum
Binomial name
Trachischium fuscum
(Blyth, 1854)
Synonyms[2]
  • Calamaria fusca Blyth, 1854
  • Calamaria obscura-striata Blyth, 1854
  • Trachischium rugosum Günther, 1858
  • Trachischium fuscum
    – Günther, 1860
  • Ablabes gilgiticus
    Annandale, 1905
  • Eminophis lineolata
    Werner, 1924
  • Trachischium fuscum
    – M.A. Smith, 1943

Trachischium fuscum, also known as the blackbelly worm-eating snake[2] or the Darjeeling slender snake,[3] is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia. The specific name, fuscum, is Latin for "dusky" or "dark brown".[4]

  1. ^ Ghosh, A.; Limbu, K. (2021). "Trachischium fuscum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127915299A127915555. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Trachischium fuscum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ Das, Indraneil. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5 (Trachischium fuscum, p. 46.)
  4. ^ Mish, F.C., Editor in Chief. 2004. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Merriam-Webster. Springfield, Massachusetts. p. 388.