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Big-eyed rat snake Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 9 Figures
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Big-eyed rat snake
  • species_info
    • english title:Big-eyed rat snake
    • scientific_name:Zaocys dhumnades
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Reptilia
    • subclass:Eureptilia
    • orders:Squamata
    • suborder:Ophidia
    • family:Colubridae
    • subfamily:Colubrinae
    • genus:Zaocys
    • species:dhumnades
    • scientific_name_pub_year:1842
    • scientific_name_pub_doc:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , London , (1) , 9:483
    • species_author:Cantor
    • species_pub_year:1842
    • common name
      • common name english:Big-eye snake, Taiwan rat snake, Sword-over-the mountain, Garter snaker
  • collection_content
    • collection_info
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • S-V length:1173  mm
      • SEX:FA
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMRS0032
      • CAT_NO:RE.0092
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:性別:雌性成體,吻肛長:1173 mm,尾長:370 mm。浸液標本。
      過山刀最大約可達220公分,身體細長,頭小,眼大,體背面為橄欖綠帶褐色為底,背部中央及兩側有三條黃褐色縱帶,縱帶間則有黑褐色縱帶,尾細長,動作迅速;體中段鱗列數為14列。
      分布於臺灣本島1,500公尺以下地區。另中國西南和中南部地區也有分布。日行性,喜棲於山區的農墾地、長草生地、灌叢、次生林之邊緣等地區。卵生,產卵於春夏間,每窩約可產卵6~17枚,孵化期約需1個月。本種動作極為迅速,爬行時常會高舉頭部。以魚、蛙、蜥蜴、蛇、鳥、哺乳類等為食。
      撰寫者:林俊聰