Photo of a 张氏后棱蛇 (Opisthotropis hungtai)
Photo: Haocong_Cat, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

张氏后棱蛇

Opisthotropis hungtai

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Watersnake
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Opisthotropis
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist

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About

张氏后棱蛇 (Opisthotropis hungtai) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, evergreen forest, broadleaf forest, wetlands and 12 more. Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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