Hydrablabes praefrontalis
Basic stats
Venom
Non-venomous
Diet
Earthworms, small invertebrates (presumed)
Habitat
Montane forest streams and leaf litter
Range
Borneo (Kinabalu and the Crocker Range highlands)
Clutch size
Unknown (data deficient)
Incubation period
Unrecorded in the wild
Size
Small (up to 30cm)
Weight
~5–10g
A small, poorly known relative of the Spectacled Water Snake, found only at higher elevation on Borneo's mountains.
Presumed to feed on earthworms and small invertebrates in wet leaf litter near montane streams; harmless and rarely encountered.
