Wildlifeof Malaysia
Speckle-headed Whip Snake
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: Carey_Knox_Southern_Scales (iNaturalist) · CC0
Ahaetulla fasciolata
Basic stats
Range
Southeast Asia, including Borneo, the Riau and Natuna archipelagos and Sumatra
Size
Up to 0.8m
The speckle-headed whipsnake is a colubrid vine snake found in Southeast Asia. It has a thin, elongated body, an extremely long tail and a sharply triangular-shaped head. Adults can measure up to 0.8 m. The upper body is usually brownish-grey, but can vary greatly to yellows, oranges, greens and browns, and may have ill-defined transverse bars on the neck and front of the body (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Speckle-headed Whip Snake found?
- Southeast Asia, including Borneo, the Riau and Natuna archipelagos and Sumatra
- How big is the Speckle-headed Whip Snake?
- Up to 0.8m