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Basic information
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Black-banded Trinket Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusMountain rat snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka mandarínská
- English name
- Black-banded Trinket Snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka ozdobná, Chinese Bamboo Ratsnake, Red Bamboo Snake, Red Bamboo Trinket Snake, Red Mountain Ratsnake, Rote (Breitband-) Bambusnatter, Taiwanese Bamboo Ratsnake, 紫灰锦蛇
- Synonyms
- Coluber porphyraceus, Coronella callicephalus, Elaphe porphyracea coxi, Elaphe porphyracea hainana, Elaphe porphyracea laticincta, Elaphe porphyracea pulchra, Elaphe porphyracea sikiangensis, Liopeltis kawakamii, Psammophis nigrofasciatus, Simotes vaillanti
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,250 mm
- Body mass
- max 206.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 46.3 g
- Offspring total length
- max 235 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10.7 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–7 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–3 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 74SSV · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16918 · dryad-v5