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Stejneger's Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri, commonly known as Stejneger's bamboo snake or (Stejneger's) mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species was first described from Taiwan where it is widespread. It is also widespread in eastern China and has also been recorded in Yunnan and Hunan. There are two subspecies:
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri Barbour, 1908 – China, Taiwan
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Description
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri grows to 90 cm (35.4 in) in total length. It is oviparous.
Range & habitat
This species lives in dense forest on mountains at elevations of 400–2,100 m (1,300–6,900 ft) above sea level, typically near water where it forages on amphibians. in Taiwan, its altitudinal range is 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft).
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28899.