Reptiles: Different Types, Definition, Photos, and More

Hydrophis ornatus，Black-spotted sea snake, pale grey sea snake

Features：The back of the head is black, olive or gray, and the back of the body and tail is light gray or olive with wide black or dark ring spots

The Latin name of the pale gray sea snake Hydrophis ornatus is a reptile of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The pale gray sea snake lives in the ocean. It eats eels and also eats dead fish when it is raised. It is ovoviviparous.Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key...

Hydrophis melanocephalus，Black-headed sea snake

Features：The back of the head has yellowish-white spots, the back of the body is olive or gray, and the abdomen is yellowish-white with black rings.

The black-headed sea snake is mainly Hydrophis melanocephalus, an animal of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The black-headed sea snake mainly lives in tropical to subtropical waters. It is a completely aquatic snake and has difficulty moving on land. They are mostly seen during the day an...

Hydrophis fasciatus,Sea Snake,Ringed sea snake

Features：Back side dark grey with black rings

The Latin name of the ringed sea snake is Hydrophis fasciatus, which is a highly venomous snake.The ringed sea snake lives in the sea and mainly feeds on small eels and squids.The sea snake is ovoviviparous. In September, a baby snake of 350 to 400 mm was collected in Hainan (the umbilicus was still...

Hydrophis cyanocinctus,Sea snake, sea snake

Features：The venom is more than 20 times that of a king cobra.

The Latin name of the blue-ringed sea snake is Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a highly venomous snake of the front groove class.The blue-ringed sea snake mainly preys on snake eels. Most of the food is sharp-nosed snake eels. Occasionally there are other eels and fish. Food is mainly swallowed from the hea...

Emydocephalus ijimae,Egg sea snake, Turtle head sea snake

Features：The ventral scales are small and their width is no more than 2 times the adjacent body scales.

The Latin name of the turtle-headed sea snake is Emydocephalus ijimae, which is a reptile of the genus Emydocephalus in the family Elapidae.The turtle-headed sea snake lives in seawater. It is ovoviviparous. It feeds on fish.The turtle-headed sea snake is an animal with striking white stripes. But i...

Laticauda semifasciata,Semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake

Features：Mild in nature, highly toxic

The Latin name of the semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake is Laticauda semifasciata. It is a reptile of the genus Laticauda in the family Elapidae, with no subspecies.The semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake lives in water most of the time, but also enters land for mating, digesting food, resting and lay...

Laticauda colubrina,Gray sea snake, fire snake, gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake

Features：In water, it uses its paddle-like tail to move back and forth to propel itself forward.

The gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake, whose Latin name is Laticauda colubrina, belongs to the genus Laticauda of the family Elapidae.The blue-grey flat-tailed sea snake is a good swimmer and spends most of its time in the ocean, but it also spends 25 to 50% of its time on land to mate, lay eggs, dige...

Acrochordus granulatus,Wart-scaled snake

Features：It is a species of snake that lives entirely in water.

Little wart snake (pinyin: luǒ lín shé), English name: Little wart snake, is a snake species that lives entirely in water.The main food of the scrofula is fish, but there are a lot of these snakes, and they live in groups, so when fishermen fish, they will also salvage the scrofula, and many fish...

Ptyas carinatus,Green black snake, dragon bone rat snake, black web black snake

Features：The subspecies is mainly green in color, very beautiful, a large non-venomous snake

The black-netted snake is called Ptyas carinatus in foreign language. It is the largest type of snake.The black-netted snake is timid by nature, extremely agile, good at climbing, and loves to move, but has little ability to entangle, and is mostly active during the day.The main food of the black-ne...

Thermophis baileyi,Hot Spring Snake

Features：The snake that lives at the highest altitude

The hot spring snake, whose Latin name is Thermophis baileyi, is the only snake species with the highest vertical distribution (4,350 m) in my country and is unique to the Tibetan Plateau in my country.Currently, little is known about the living habits of hot spring snakes. It is only known that it...

Rhynchophis boulengeri,Gonyosoma boulengeri,Rhinoceros rat snake, Cone-nosed snake,

Features：There is an upward protrusion at the front of the snout.

The sharp-beaked snake, whose Latin name is Rhynchophis boulengeri, is a small snake of the family Colubridae.The sharp-beaked snake is a tree-dwelling non-venomous snake. Like other tree-dwelling snakes such as the green snake, it lives in trees all year round and feeds on some lizards, insects, an...

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

Features：It is gentle and non-venomous, and is known as the most beautiful non-venomous snake.

The Latin name of the Elaphe perlacea is Elaphe perlacea, which is a specialty animal in western Sichuan, China.The Elaphe perlacea mainly preys on lizards and rodents. It is oviparous and non-toxic.In 1929, American scholar Stejneger.L first discovered this snake in Ya'an, Sichuan, China, captu...

Elaphe davidi,Black-rimmed rat snake, flower worm

Features：The back of the body is brown, non-toxic, with three rows of dark brown oval spots with black edges in the center and on both sides of the back, like a bunch of flowers

The Latin name of the Elaphe davidi is Elaphe davidi, a reptile of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The Elaphe davidi preys on lizards, rodents and bird eggs, and is oviparous. It is violent and its head becomes triangular when it is frightened. It is often mistaken for a venomous snake. It...

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

Features：It has a violent temperament and its front body maintains an "S" shape when in an attacking state.

Tri-rope beauty snake is a non-venomous snake of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The hibernation period of the Elaphe striata is from November to March of the following year. It mainly hibernates in rat holes in fields or cemeteries to the south, either alone or in groups, and sometimes wi...

Achalinus jinggangensis

Features：It is a species endemic to China

Achalinus jinggangensis is a small snake, which is unique to my country. Most of the snakes in the family Colubridae are non-venomous snakes, and the same is true for Jinggangshan Ridge Snake.There is very little research data on Jinggangshan Ridge Snake, and the number is also scarce. Only four ind...

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

Features：Likes heat and fears cold, is good at climbing, and can live in water for a long time

Python bivittatus is a large reptile of the family Python and genus Python.Pythons are good at climbing, can live in water for a long time, are sleepy, nocturnal, and omnivorous. This species likes heat and is afraid of cold. It is generally active at 25℃; very active at 30℃ or above; inactive or...

Eryx tataricus,Earth stick

Features：There are circular spots of the same color across the sides

The Eastern Sand Boa is a reptile of the genus Eryx tataricus in the family Python, commonly known as the Earth Stick.Compared with other species, the Eastern Sand Boa is very active and very docile - but some young individuals and male individuals in general estrus are exceptions.Sand boas have a w...

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

Features：The neck is not clearly distinguished, the tail is short and blunt at the end

The scientific name of the red sand python is Eryx miliaris. It is a relatively primitive small to medium non-venomous snake.The red sand python is a common species abroad, but some subpopulations are on a downward trend. The number in China is unknown. Many taxonomists regard the red sand python an...

Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt,Sun snake, flaming snake

Features：The scales are lustrous and can shine with electric blue, sapphire green, blood red, purple and copper under sunlight.

The Latin name of the glitter snake is Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt, which belongs to the genus Xenopeltis of the family Xenopeltis.The glitter snake has a small head and eyes, and its scales are shiny. Under sunlight, it can shine with electric blue, emerald green, blood red, purple red and copper...

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

Features：Small head, flat back and abdomen; brown body, with 40 pairs of white horizontal stripes on the sides

Cylindrophis ruffus is a species of snake in the family Shieldtail Snake.The red-tailed tube snake is a genuine burrowing snake. It usually stays in the soft soil of the rice field park and only appears on the ground when hunting. The function of this flat tail is only to imitate the flat head and n...

Typhlopslazelli,Indotyphlops lazelli,Rasmus's blind snake

Features：Small snakes, shaped like earthworms, with a small head and short tail, cylindrical in shape, and the same thickness from head to tail

Hong Kong blind snake (scientific name: Typhlops lazelli) is a reptile of the genus Typhlops in the family Typhlopidae, also known as Lazelli's blind snake, and is endemic to Hong Kong.This species is named after James D. Lazell to honor his contribution to the study of reptile communities in su...