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Basic information
Ptyas korros
Chinese Ratsnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusRat snakes
- English name
- Chinese Ratsnake
- Alternative names
- Indo-Chinese Rat Snake, Indochinesische (oder Indomalayische) Rattenschlange, Javan Rat Snake, 灰鼠蛇
- Synonyms
- Coluber korros, Liopeltis libertatis, Ptyas korros chinensis, Ptyas korros indicus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,680 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,432.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.3 g
- Offspring total length
- max 370 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–9 individuals
- Egg length
- ~37 mm
- Egg width
- ~19 mm
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4Q9PF · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18011 · dryad-v5