Eastern Water Snake

Trimerodytes percarinatus, commonly known as the eastern water snake,^[3] olive keelback,^[3] olive annulate keelback^[3] or Chinese keelback water snake,^[1] is a species of snake^[3] in the subfamily Natricinae.

Taxonomy

The type locality for T. percarinatus is Guadun (formerly spelled as Kuatun), Wuyishan City (former Chongan County) in NW Fujian, China.^[3]

Subspecies

The subspecies Trimerodytes percarinatus suriki is endemic to Taiwan^[3] where it occurs in the whole country.^[4]

Description

T. percarinatus is a defensive snake that bites readily when caught, but it is not venomous.^[4][5] It is a medium-sized snake, typically attaining a total length (including tail) of 70–90 cm (28–35 in), but may grow up to 110 cm (43 in).^[5] An adult female usually lays 4 to 13 eggs,^[1] but may lay as many as 25 eggs.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

T. percarinatus is found in NE India (Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S China (Hainan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei), Hong Kong, and Taiwan.^[1][3] It is an aquatic species associated with hilly areas.^[1][5]

Diet

T. percarinatus preys on shrimps, frogs (including tadpoles), and fish.^[4]

References

Sinonatrix percarinata Sinonatrix generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Natricidae familian sailkatuta dago.

Erreferentziak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Sinonatrix
• Natricidae

Sinonatrix percarinata est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Natricidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre^[2] :

• en Birmanie ;
• au Laos ;
• en Thaïlande ;
• au Viêt Nam ;
• à Taïwan ;
• dans le sud de la République populaire de Chine.

Liste des sous-espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (9 septembre 2013)^[3] :

• Sinonatrix percarinata percarinata (Boulenger, 1899)
• Sinonatrix percarinata suriki (Maki, 1931)

Publications originales

• Boulenger, 1899 : On a collection of reptiles and batrachians made by Mr. J. D. La Touche in N.W. Fokien, China. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1899, p. 159-172 (texte intégral).
• Maki, 1931 : Monograph of the Snakes of Japan. Dai-ichi Shobo, Tokyo, vol. 1, n^o 7, p. 1-240.

Notes et références

Sinonatrix percarinata là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Boulenger mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1899.^[2]

Hình ảnh

Chú thích

Tham khảo

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华游蛇（学名：Sinonatrix percarinata）为游蛇科华游蛇属的爬行动物，俗名草赤链、乌游蛇。分布于缅甸、泰国、越南、台湾岛以及中国大陆的上海、江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、河南、湖南、湖北、广东、香港、海南、广西、四川、贵州、云南、陕西、甘肃等地，常栖息于山区溪流或水田内。其生存的海拔范围为100至1646米。该物种的模式产地在福建挂墩。^[1]

亚种

• 华游蛇指名亚种（学名：Sinonatrix percarinata percarinata），Boulenger于1899年命名。分布于缅甸、越南以及中国大陆的大陆各地等地。该物种的模式产地在福建挂墩。^[2]
• 白腹游蛇（华游蛇台湾亚种、学名：Sinonatrix percarinata suriki），Maki于1931年命名。分布于台湾岛等地。该物种的模式产地在台湾南部。^[3]

参考文献

外部連結

• TIGR Reptile Database上的Sinonatrix percarinata