Black-lined Green Snake, Striated Tree Snake, Striped Emerald Snake / Hapsidophrys lineatus

$200.00

出品者: Ngannou Animal🇨🇲 Cameroon

**Hapsidophrys lineatus** **Common names:** Black-lined Green Snake, Striated Tree Snake, Striped Emerald Snake **Family:** Colubridae **Distribution:** West and Central Africa, including Cameroon **Lifestyle:** Fully arboreal and diurnal **Habitat:** Tropical forests, gallery forests, forest-savanna mosaics, and highland forests **Reproduction:** Oviparous **Adult size:** Approximately 80–120 cm *Hapsidophrys lineatus* is a slender and elegant African arboreal colubrid distinguished by its vivid green coloration and contrasting longitudinal dark lines. The keeled dorsal scales have dark margins and bluish-green keels, creating a distinctive striped appearance along the body. This species is highly adapted to an arboreal lifestyle and is an agile climber. In Cameroon, it occurs in dense evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, gallery forests, forest-savanna mosaics, and highland habitats. It is particularly associated with vegetation near streams and other humid forest environments. The Black-lined Green Snake is an uncommon species in the captive trade and is of particular interest to keepers specializing in African arboreal snakes. Its slender body, striking green coloration, and unusual longitudinal pattern make it an attractive display species. **Notable features:** Bright green coloration, contrasting black longitudinal lines, blue-green scale keels, slender body, fully arboreal lifestyle, and agile climbing ability.