
Oreocryptophis
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus is a rat snake species, commonly called the black-banded trinket snake, red bamboo snake or red mountain racer, found in mid to upper-level elevations of forested hills in southeastern Asia, ranging from evergreen tropical to dry seasonal forests depending on the subspecies and locality. It is the only member of the genus Oreocryptophis, but it was formerly placed in Elaphe.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Red Mountain Ratsnake
speciesOreocryptophis porphyraceus

Oreocryptophis sichuanensis
speciesOreocryptophis sichuanensis
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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 90513.