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Elaphe perlaceaLC

Elaphe perlacea

Elaphe perlacea,Euprepiophis perlacea,Elegant female snake, horizontal striped jade snake, horizontal striped jade snake

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The Latin name of the Elaphe perlacea is Elaphe perlacea, which is a specialty animal in western Sichuan, China.The Elaphe perlace···

Elaphe davidiLC

Elaphe davidi

Elaphe davidi,Black-rimmed rat snake, flower worm

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The Latin name of the Elaphe davidi is Elaphe davidi, a reptile of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The Elaphe davidi pre···

Tri-rope beauty snakeLC

Tri-rope beauty snake

Tri-rope beauty snake,White flower snake, white flower snake, three-line snake, Guang snake (ni Guang), three-line snake, three-line snake

Squamata5-15years

Tri-rope beauty snake is a non-venomous snake of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The hibernation period of the Elaphe st···

Achalinus jinggangensisLC

Achalinus jinggangensis

Achalinus jinggangensis

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Achalinus jinggangensis is a small snake, which is unique to my country. Most of the snakes in the family Colubridae are non-venom···

Python bivittatusLC

Python bivittatus

Python bivittatus,Python, King snake, Anaconda, Southern snake, Burmese snake, King snake, Lyre snake, Burmese python, Plum snake

Squamata30-40years

Python bivittatus is a large reptile of the family Python and genus Python.Pythons are good at climbing, can live in water for a l···

Eryx tataricusLC

Eryx tataricus

Eryx tataricus,Earth stick

Squamata10-16years

The Eastern Sand Boa is a reptile of the genus Eryx tataricus in the family Python, commonly known as the Earth Stick.Compared wit···

Eryx miliarisLC

Eryx miliaris

Eryx miliaris,Earthen stick, both ends even, red sand python

Squamata10-16years

The scientific name of the red sand python is Eryx miliaris. It is a relatively primitive small to medium non-venomous snake.The r···

Xenopeltis unicolor ReinwardtLC

Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt

Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt,Sun snake, flaming snake

Squamata1-3years

The Latin name of the glitter snake is Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt, which belongs to the genus Xenopeltis of the family Xenopelt···

Cylindrophis ruffusLC

Cylindrophis ruffus

Cylindrophis ruffus,Red-tailed pipe snake,Red-tailed pipe snake, two-headed snake

SquamataAbout 10-20 years

Cylindrophis ruffus is a species of snake in the family Shieldtail Snake.The red-tailed tube snake is a genuine burrowing snake. I···

TyphlopslazelliLC

Typhlopslazelli

Typhlopslazelli,Indotyphlops lazelli,Rasmus's blind snake

Squamata8-10years

Hong Kong blind snake (scientific name: Typhlops lazelli) is a reptile of the genus Typhlops in the family Typhlopidae, also known···

Dibamus bogadekiLC

Dibamus bogadeki

Dibamus bogadeki,Bowman's Diplodocus,Bogadek's burrowing lizard

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Bogadek's burrowing lizard is a reptile unique to Hong Kong.In 2012, the Hong Kong SAR government included the islands of Dawn···

Scincella huanrenensisLC

Scincella huanrenensis

Scincella huanrenensis,,Huanren dwarfskinkGolden Horse Snake

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Huanren dwarfskink is called Huanren dwarfskink in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Huanren dwarfskink mainly feeds on mosq···

Varanus salvatorLC

Varanus salvator

Varanus salvator,Common Water Monitor,Five-clawed golden dragon, monitor lizard, four-legged snake, scale insect, big four-legged snake

SquamataUp to 150 years

Common Water Monitor, with 5 subspecies.Unlike other animals, Common Water Monitor is active both day and night, but it goes out m···

Varanus bengalensis,LC

Varanus bengalensis,

Varanus bengalensis,Bengal Monitor Lizard,Common Indian monitor lizard, Bengal monitor lizard

SquamataAbout 10-20 years

Bengal Monitor Lizard, also known as Bengal Monitor Lizard, has 3 subspecies.Bengal Monitor Lizard mainly lives on the ground and ···

DopasiaLC

Dopasia

Dopasia,Hart's glass lizard,Golden snake, Venus ground eel, broken snake, snake lizard, earth dragon

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The English name of the brittle lizard is Hart's glass lizard, and there is no subspecies.In mid-to-late October, when the tem···

Ophisaurus hainanensisLC

Ophisaurus hainanensis

Ophisaurus hainanensis,Hainan glass lizard

SquamataAbout 10-20 years

Foreign name Hainan glass lizard, a species endemic to China. Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Impor···

Ophisaurus gracilisLC

Ophisaurus gracilis

Ophisaurus gracilis,Ground eel, tin snake, thin snake lizard, Yunnan snake lizard

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Burmeseglass snake (Daniel) is a lizard without limbs and looks like a snake. The significant differences in appearance from snake···

Physignathus cocincinusLC

Physignathus cocincinus

Physignathus cocincinus,Long rock agama,Water Dragon

Squamata8-10years

Long rock agama, no subspecies.Long rock agama lives on bamboo branches near rivers and ditches with trees and rocks, in the fores···

Phrynocephalus mystaceusLC

Phrynocephalus mystaceus

Phrynocephalus mystaceus,Toad-headed Agama

SquamataAbout 12 years

The big-eared sand lizard is called Toad-headed Agama in English, and there are 2 subspecies.The big-eared sand lizard runs very f···

Phrynocephalus guinanensisLC

Phrynocephalus guinanensis

Phrynocephalus guinanensis,Guinan Toad-headed Lizard

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Guinan Toad-headed Lizard is an ovoviviparous lizard.Guinan Toad-headed Lizard lives in caves, usually on the slopes of hardened g···

Leiolepis reevesiLC

Leiolepis reevesi

Leiolepis reevesi,Reeves' butterflylizard,Mountain horse, salon, Polon

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The foreign name of the wax lizard is Reeves' butterflylizard, and there is no subspecies.The species name of the waxy lizard ···

Diploderma makiiLC

Diploderma makii

Diploderma makii,Makijapalure,Mu's climbing lizard

Squamata5-8years

The Xitou dragon lizard is called Makijapalure in foreign language, and has no subspecies.The Xitou dragon lizard is a tree-dwelli···

Diploderma batangenseLC

Diploderma batangense

Diploderma batangense,Jpalura batangensis,Batang climbing lizard, fast-walking lizard

Squamata5-8years

The foreign name of the Batang dragon lizard is Jpalura batangensis. It mainly chooses to overwinter in places such as rock crevic···

Goniurosaurus zhouiLC

Goniurosaurus zhoui

Goniurosauruszhoui,Zhou’s Leopard Gecko

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Zhou’s Leopard Gecko is the third species of gecko found in Hainan. It is also the first species of gecko found independently by ···

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