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Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 2, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 3, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 4, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 5, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 6, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 7, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 8, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 9, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 10, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake Collection Image, Figure 11, Total 11 Figures
Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake
  • species_info
    • english title:Taiwan coral snake, Red-ringed snake
    • scientific_name:Sinomicrurus swinhoei
    • DIVISION:Chordata
    • subphylum:Vertebrata
    • class:Reptilia
    • subclass:Eureptilia
    • orders:Squamata
    • suborder:Ophidia
    • family:Elapidae
    • genus:Sinomicrurus
    • species:swinhoei
    • species_author:(Van Denburgh)
    • species_pub_year:1912
    • common name
      • common name english:Asia coral snake
  • collection_content
    • collection_info
      • quantity:1
    • collection_feature
      • S-V length:380  mm
      • SEX:FA
    • collection_record
      • catalog no:TMRS0062
      • CAT_NO:RE.0065
      • :1945/11/13
  • gdesc_info
    • GDESC:性別:雌性成體,吻肛長:380 mm,尾長:47 mm。浸液標本。
      環紋赤蛇最大約可達100公分,頭部橢圓形,後頭部有一明顯的白色寬環帶,身體及尾以紅褐色與具黃白色細邊的黑色環相間,其中紅褐色環紋明顯寬於黑色環紋;於上頜前方有溝齒型短毒牙,具神經性毒;體中段鱗列數為13列。
      臺灣特有種。分布於臺灣本島1,000公尺以下地區。另中國西南和中南部地區、印度、尼泊爾、緬甸、越南北部、琉球群島南部也有分布。夜行性,喜棲於較潮濕山區的闊葉林底層或灌叢中,數量不多;本種動作緩慢,生性隱蔽,性情溫和,攻擊性弱。卵生,卵產於夏季,每窩約可產卵4~14枚,其餘習性不詳。以蜥蜴、小型蛇類等為食。
      撰寫者:林俊聰