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Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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. 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, Taiwan
• Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri striaticaudatus Pope, 1928 – China

Description

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri grows to 90 cm (35.4 in) in total length. It is oviparous.

Habitat

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

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.

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