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Basic information
Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Hognose Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusHognose snakes
- Czech name
- Heterodon východní
- English name
- Eastern Hognose Snake
- Alternative names
- Heterodon obecný, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Eastern hognosed snake, Hakennasennatter, Östliche Hakennatter
- Synonyms
- Coluber heterodon, Heterodon atmodes, Heterodon browni, Heterodon cognatus, Scytale niger
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,156 mm
- SVL
- max 660 mm
- Body mass
- max 243.6 g
- Offspring total length
- max 210 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 15 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–69 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3L99B · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14738 · dryad-v5