Sinonatrix percarinata
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S. percarinata
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Eastern water snake,[3] olive keelback,[3] or Chinese keelback water snake[1] (Sinonatrix percarinata) is a species of snake[3] from subfamily Natricinae.
Type locality: Guadun (formerly spelled as Kuatun), Wuyishan City (former Chongan County) in NW Fujian, China.[3]
Subspecies
Subspecies Sinonatrix percarinata suriki is endemic to Taiwan[3] where it occurs in the whole country.[4]
Description
Sinonatrix percarinata is an aggressive snake that bites readily when caught, but it is not venomous.[4][5] It is a medium-sized snake, typically 70–90 cm (28–35 in), but may grow up to 110 cm (43 in).[5] Female lays 4 to 13[1] to 25 eggs.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in NE India (Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S China (Hainan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei), Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[1][3] It is an aquatic species associated with hilly areas.[1][5]
Diet
It preys on shrimps, frogs (including tadpoles), and fish.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Boulenger, George A. (1899). On a collection of reptiles and batrachians made by Mr. J. D. La Touche in N.W. Fokien, China. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 159-172
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Sinonatrix percarinata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
