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Taiwan Leopard Snake Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 10 Figures
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Taiwan Leopard Snake
  • species_info
    • english title:Taiwan Leopard Snake
    • scientific_name:Oligodon formosanus
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Reptilia
    • subclass:Eureptilia
    • orders:Squamata
    • suborder:Ophidia
    • family:Colubridae
    • subfamily:Colubrinae
    • genus:Oligodon
    • species:formosanus
    • scientific_name_pub_year:1872
    • scientific_name_pub_doc:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , London , (4) 9:20
    • species_author:(Gunther)
    • species_pub_year:1872
    • common name
      • common name english:Red back pine root snake, Taiwan kukri snake
  • collection_content
    • collection_info
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • S-V length:493  mm
      • SEX:FA
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMRS0039
      • CAT_NO:RE.0141
      • :1945/11/13
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:本號為浸液標本,含附號1件
      雌性成體,吻肛長:493 mm,尾長:63 mm。
      赤背松柏根最大約可達95公分,身體圓胖型,頭部橢圓,吻端較短,後頭部有一深褐色之V字型斑紋。體背面中央有一條橙紅色之縱紋,自頸部延伸至尾部,體中段鱗列數為19列。
      分布於臺灣全島和蘭嶼1,000公尺以下地區。另在中國西南、中南部地區和越南也有分布。日、夜行性,喜棲於開墾地、樹林之邊緣地帶及灌木叢等環境。卵生,生殖期在夏季,每窩約可產卵3~6枚,剛出生的仔蛇約有13公分。在蘭嶼赤背松柏根會鑽入沙中攝食綠蠵龜的蛋,這或許是利用氣味的引導,而能迅速的找尋到海龜巢穴。以蜥蜴、爬蟲類的蛋等為食。
      撰寫者:林俊聰