Sibynophis sagittarius (Cantor, 1839) Cantor’s Black-headed Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Body slender; head blunt and rounded; neck slightly distinct; eyes small and pupil rounded; tail short and prehensile. Body colour light brown with a series of black dots on mid dorsal line; head and nape dark-brown or black. SVL: 180mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Diurnal; terrestrial; lives below rocks and rotten logs, leaf litter and termite hills in plains
	Diet:
	Blind snakes.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV.
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Uncommon.  No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Mandla. Elsewhere in India: Sub Himalayan ranges