The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia and tropical Asia. Currently, three species are recognized.
Daboia siamensis is a venomous viper species, which is endemic to parts of Southeast Asia, southern China and Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Daboia russelii, but was elevated to species status in 2007.
The Koshun worm snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. Very little is known about this species known only from a small number of historical records; it is considered Data Deficient by IUCN.
Formosa slug snake or Taiwan slug snake is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pareatidae. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Ptyas carinata, commonly known as the keeled rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, and Singapore. This little known species is probably the largest extant species in the diverse colubrid family that includes just over half of living snake species. Known adult lengths of snakes of this species in Taiwan measured anywhere from 1.21 to 2.75 m. However, the reportedly maximum size was about 4 m. Males reportedly average slightly larger than females. They are probably opportunistic predators on a variety of prey, such as rodents, though adult lizards are thought to be significant prey in Indonesia.
Pseudagkistrodon is a monotypic genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The sole species is Pseudagkistrodon rudis, also known as red keelback, false habu, and false viper. It is found in southwest, south, and east China and in Taiwan. One subspecies, Pseudagkistrodon rudis multiprefrontalisZhao and Jiang 1981 from Sichuan, is recognized, in addition to the nominotypical one.
Sinomicrurus sauteri is a highly venomous species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan and known from southern and central Taiwan at elevations of 500–1,500 m (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.
Aeluroglena is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Aeluroglena cucullata. It is commonly known as the Somali snake.
Sympholis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Sympholis lippiens. It is commonly known as the Mexican short-tail snake.
Scolecophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Scolecophis atrocinctus. It's genus name is derived from Greek: skolex meaning a worm or grub and ophis meaning snake, referring to what it likes to eat. Its species name is derived from Latin ater meaning black and cingula meaning girdle referring to its physical appearance. It is commonly known as the black-banded snake.
Xyelodontophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Xyelodontophis uluguruensis. It is commonly known as the dagger-tooth vine snake.
Djokoiskandarus is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae that contains the sole species Djokoiskandarus annulata. It is commonly known as the banded water snake.
Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. It is commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or white-eyed keelback.
The rough coffee snake is a snake found in Central America, western Colombia, and western Ecuador.
Oreocalamus is a genus of snake in the superfamily Colubroidea that contains the sole species Oreocalamus hanitschi. It is commonly known as Hanitsch's reed snake, Kalimantan burrowing snake, or mountain reed snake.
The false cat-eyed snake is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.
Stichophanes is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Stichophanes ningshaanensis. It is commonly known as the Ningshaan kukri snake or Ningshan line-shaped snake.
The Oaxacan cat-eyed snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Tantalophis.
Euprepiophis perlaceus, also known as Sichuan rat snake or pearl-banded rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae snake. It is endemic to western Sichuan Province in China. This snake is designated as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. It is found in the Palearctic.
Coelognathus enganensis, the Enggano rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Indonesia.
