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Basic information
Elaphe schrenckii
Amur Rat Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusRat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka amurská
- English name
- Amur Rat Snake
- Alternative names
- Amur Ratsnake, Amur Ratsnakes, Amurnatter, Manchurian Black Ratsnake, Manchurian Water Snake, Siberian Rat Snake, Siberian Ratsnake, Амурский полоз, 棕黑锦蛇
- Synonyms
- Coluber virgatus, Elaphe schrenckii schrenckii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- SVL
- max 1,335 mm
- Body mass
- max 450.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 20.8 g
- Offspring total length
- max 365 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.7 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–21 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Egg length
- ~63 mm
- Egg width
- ~30 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 38YMM · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13656 · dryad-v5