Blunt Headed Slug Snake

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The blunt headed slug snake occurs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines in Southeast Asia. The eyes are large and a large patch with lighter colouration, usually white, covers the labials, jaws and cheeks. A small stripe runs from the orbit to supralabial scale below it.

Its colour base colour can be brown, yellow or greyish with white, red or dark markings at the flanks and ventrals. The patterns on the body are variable; some individuals may have a solid colouration while others while be heavily mottled with irregular bands and splotches. It can be found in lowland to mid-level rainforest.