About Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1835)
Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1835) is most commonly gray in body color, with black and white longitudinal stripes running along its body. It is a medium-sized snake, that typically reaches a total length of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) when fully grown, counting the tail. The tail makes up 25 to 28.5 percent of the snake's total overall length. This species has 8 upper labial scales, with the 4th and 5th upper labials extending into the eye socket. Its smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows at midbody. The species has between 179 and 225 ventral scales, a divided anal plate, and between 100 and 122 subcaudal scales. Philodryas chamissonis has a large geographic range in Chile, spanning from Paposo to Valdivia. It occupies a wide variety of habitat types, found at altitudes ranging from sea level up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). This snake is an oviparous reptile, meaning it reproduces by laying eggs.
