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Basic information
Gonyosoma oxycephalum
Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusAsian rat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka červenohlavá
- English name
- Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
- Alternative names
- Užovka ostronosá, Arboreal Rat Snake, Red-Tailed Racer, Rotschwanznatter, Spitzkopfnatter
- Synonyms
- Aepidea robusta, Alopecophis chalybeus, Coluber deroyi, Coluber floweri, Coluber oxycephalus, Gonyosoma viride
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,400 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,082.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~14.5 g
- Offspring total length
- max 515 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–12 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3GZWS · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14427 · dryad-v5