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...
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...
Bogadek's burrowing lizard is a reptile unique to Hong Kong.In 2012, the Hong Kong SAR government included the islands of Dawn Island and Shek Kwu Chau, where the species was discovered in 2011, in the government's reclamation research plan and incinerator plan. Some environmental groups bel...
Huanren dwarfskink is called Huanren dwarfskink in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Huanren dwarfskink mainly feeds on mosquitoes, flies, spiders, earthworms, insect larvae and moths. Individuals in artificial breeding also eat mealworm larvae, but their preference for them is slightly lower....
Common Water Monitor, with 5 subspecies.Unlike other animals, Common Water Monitor is active both day and night, but it goes out most frequently in the early morning and evening, swimming in the water or climbing up trees to find food. The round-nosed monitor has a wide range of diets, from fish, fr...
Bengal Monitor Lizard, also known as Bengal Monitor Lizard, has 3 subspecies.Bengal Monitor Lizard mainly lives on the ground and also climbs trees. Males are more active than females (males: 4.5 hours/day, females: 2.85 hours/day). The male has an activity range of 53,000m2 and the female has an ac...
The English name of the brittle lizard is Hart's glass lizard, and there is no subspecies.In mid-to-late October, when the temperature drops to around 13℃, the brittle lizards gradually enter hibernation. When the temperature drops below 8℃, they enter deep sleep. Females and young lizards hib...
Foreign name Hainan glass lizard, a species endemic to China. Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Values Protected by the State" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.Listed in the 2013 Red Li...
Burmeseglass snake (Daniel) is a lizard without limbs and looks like a snake. The significant differences in appearance from snakes include: the abdominal scales are not wide and short scales, but have multiple rows of scales similar to the dorsal scales.The brittle snake lizard often goes out to fo...
Long rock agama, no subspecies.Long rock agama lives on bamboo branches near rivers and ditches with trees and rocks, in the forest or on sandy land. They are good at climbing trees, and live mostly on the trunks of old and large trees, in the cool grass near water, between trees, and in the cracks...
The big-eared sand lizard is called Toad-headed Agama in English, and there are 2 subspecies.The big-eared sand lizard runs very fast, and when it encounters danger, it quickly burrows into the sand dunes and disappears. When being chased, it often keeps its body swaying close to the ground, digging...
Guinan Toad-headed Lizard is an ovoviviparous lizard.Guinan Toad-headed Lizard lives in caves, usually on the slopes of hardened gravel, sand dunes and earth ridges, and some are under gravel. The cross-section of the cave entrance and tunnel is half-moon-shaped, and the size varies with the size of...
The foreign name of the wax lizard is Reeves' butterflylizard, and there is no subspecies.The species name of the waxy lizard is reevesii, named after the naturalist and collector John Reeves (1774-1856), who sent specimens of the waxy lizard back to England. Reeves was employed by the East Indi...
The Xitou dragon lizard is called Makijapalure in foreign language, and has no subspecies.The Xitou dragon lizard is a tree-dwelling creature, diurnal, often active in the open space at the edge of the forest during the day, and often on the leaves facing the light in the bushes. It is highly territ...
The foreign name of the Batang dragon lizard is Jpalura batangensis. It mainly chooses to overwinter in places such as rock crevices and dead branches and leaves.The Batang dragon lizard feeds on insects and some rodents, and occasionally poultry. Its teeth are sharp and have three cusps. Herbivores...
Zhou’s Leopard Gecko is the third species of gecko found in Hainan. It is also the first species of gecko found independently by a Chinese on Hainan Island. The discoverer is Zhou Runbang of the Hainan Provincial Forestry Department.Zhou’s Leopard Gecko was found in the central part of Hainan Isla...
Pingxiang eyelid gecko was discovered in 1999 and is native to Guangxi.Pingxiang eyelid gecko is a nocturnal animal. It hides in the cracks of rocks during the day. When the sun sets, it comes out to move around, wandering among the rocks, and preying on insects and other small invertebrates.The pop...
Guangxi eyelid gecko, scientific name Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis, is a newly discovered eyelid gecko in China in recent years.In June 2015, Kadoorie Conservation China published a new species of Guangxi eyelid gecko in the international animal taxonomy journal "ZOOTAXA". Since this is a ne...
Bawangling Leopard Gecko is a species unique to Hainan.At around 9 p.m. on July 5, 2001, specimen collectors were waiting for nocturnal animals in the jungle of Bawangling. The flashlight illuminated a 10-centimeter-long gecko (Gecko), which was very different from the geckos they had seen in the pa...
Yingde Leopard Gecko is a species endemic to my country.In the stone-covered karst jungle of Yingde City, Guangdong Province, a small gecko-like reptile attracts many reptile enthusiasts and researchers because of its bright surface. This is the "colorful version of the gecko", but in fact...