Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri


Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri, commonly known as Stejneger's bamboo snake or mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species was first described from Taiwan where it is widespread. It is also widespread in eastern China and has also been recorded in Yunnan and Hunan. There are two subspecies:Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri Barbour, 1908 – China, TaiwanPseudoxenodon stejnegeri striaticaudatus Pope, 1928 – China

Description

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri grows to in total length. It is oviparous.

Habitat

This species lives in dense forest on mountains at elevations of above sea level, typically near water where it forages on amphibians. in Taiwan, its altitudinal range is.