Oligodon formosanus (Gunther, 1872)

Tsai, Tein-Shun & Mao, Jean-Jay, 2017, Species Identification of Shed Snake Skins in Taiwan and Adjacent Islands, Zoological Studies 38 : -

publication ID

1810-522X

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Oligodon formosanus
status

 

Oligodon formosanus View in CoL

Upper body with a series of paired spots along the vertebral line ( Fig. 5D; type I) in neonates, or with longitudinal stripes and occasionally cross bands ( Figs. 5E, F; type II) in juveniles or adults; dorsal head usually with symmetrical brown designs, including forward-pointing dark chevrons at the back of the head; body scales smooth; anal scale entire.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Oligodon

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