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Macropisthodon plumbicolor

Macropisthodon plumbicolor, commonly known as the green keelback or the lead keelback, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to parts of Asia.

Description

M. plumbicolor is stout and viper-like in body structure, and about 2 ft (61 cm) in total length (including tail) when fully grown. The eye is moderately large. The rostral scale is just visible from above. The suture between the internasals is as long as that between the prefrontals or a little shorter. The frontal scale is as long as its distance from the end of the snout or a little longer, as long as the parietals or a little shorter

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Nonvenomous

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