New record of the green rat snake Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae) from Son La province, Vietnam

Green rat snake Ptyas nigromarginata (Blyth, 1854) was originally described from Northeastern India. The species is known in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, China, Thailand to Vietnam. In Vietnam, the Green rat snake Ptyas nigromarginata is a poorly known species with few records from Lao Cai, Lang Son, Hanoi and Kon Tum provinces.