Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pseudoxenodon
Species:	P. stejnegeri
Binomial name
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri Barbour, 1908

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri, commonly known as Stejneger's bamboo snake or (Stejneger's) mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The species was first described from Taiwan ^[2] where it is widespread. ^[3] It is also widespread in eastern China and has also been recorded in Yunnan and Hunan. ^{[1] [2]} There are two subspecies: ^[2]

• Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeriBarbour, 1908 – China, Taiwan
• Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri striaticaudatus Pope, 1928 – China

Description

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri grows to 90 cm (35.4 in) in total length. ^[3] It is oviparous. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Habitat

This species lives in dense forest on mountains at elevations of 400–2,100 m (1,300–6,900 ft) above sea level, ^[1] typically near water where it forages on amphibians. ^{[1] [3]} in Taiwan, its altitudinal range is 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft). ^[3]

References

1. China Snakes Working Group (2014). "Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T192182A2052171. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
2. Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 December 2021.
3. Hans Breuer & William Christopher Murphy (2021). "Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri (Stejneger's) Mountain Keelback". Snakes of Taiwan. Retrieved 7 September 2022.