| Opisthotropis latouchii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Opisthotropis |
| Species: | O. latouchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthotropis latouchii (Boulenger, 1899) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Opisthotropis latouchii, also known commonly as the Sichuan mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China. [2]
O. latouchii is named after French-born Irish naturalist John David Digues La Touche, who worked in China as a customs inspector for many years. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of O. latouchii is freshwater streams, but it is also found in rice paddies and irrigation ditches. [1]
O. latouchii preys upon aquatic worms, [1] earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, tadpoles, and frogs. [2]
O. latouchii is oviparous. [1] [2] In Fujian adult females lay eggs in August. [1]
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