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Species of snake

Opisthotropis latouchii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Tapinophis latouchii
    Boulenger, 1899
  • Cantonophis praefrontalis
    F. Werner, 1909

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.

Etymology

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.

Geographic range

O. latouchii is found in southeastern China.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O. latouchii is freshwater streams, but it is also found in rice paddies and irrigation ditches.

Behavior

O. latouchii is nocturnal.

Diet

O. latouchii preys upon aquatic worms, earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, tadpoles, and frogs.

Reproduction

O. latouchii is oviparous. In Fujian adult females lay eggs in August.

References

  1. ^ Wang, Y.; Jiang, J.; Li, P.; Lau, M. (2012). "Opisthotropis latouchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192205A2055421. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Opisthotropis latouchii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Opisthotropis latouchii, p. 151).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1899). "On a Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians made by Mr. J. D. Latouche in N.W. Fokien, China". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 159–172 + Plates XVI–XIX. (Tapinophis latouchii, new species, p. 164 + Plate XVIII, figures 1, 1a–1c).
  • Pope CH (1935). The Reptiles of China: Turtles, Crocodilians, Snakes, Lizards. (Volume X of the Natural History of Central Asia series, edited by Chester A. Reeds). New York: American Museum of Natural History. lii + 604 pp. + Plates I–XXVII. (Opisthotropis latouchii, new combination, pp. 173–176 + Plate VIII, figures B–F).
  • Stejneger L (1926). "Chinese Amphibians and Reptiles in the United States National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 66 (2562): 1–115. (Tapinophis latouchii, p. 77).
  • Werner F (1909). "Beschreibung neuer Reptilien aus dem Kgl. Naturalienkabinett in Stuttgart ". Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 65: 55–63. (Cantonophis praefrontalis, new species, pp. 57–58). (in German).


Taxon identifiers
Opisthotropis latouchii
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