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Hydrophis stokesii
Hydrophis stokesii
The sea snake is one of the heaviest and most robust sea snakes, and has the longest fangs among sea snakes. Its fangs are sharp e···
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Reptiles are traditionally divided into four major orders: Lepidosauria (snakes and lizards), Testudinata (turtles), Crocodilia (crocodiles), and Rhynchocephalus (representatives of ancient reptiles).
| Classification level | Order | Family | Genus | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidosaurs | Squamata | Lacertidae | Lacerta | Green lizard, sand lizard |
| Varanidae | Varanus | Komodo dragon | ||
| Viperidae | Vipera | Common viper | ||
| Elapidae | Naja | Cobra, Black Mamba | ||
| Boa | Python | |||
| Crotalinae | Crotalus | Rattlesnake | ||
| Testudinata | Testudinata (Testudines) | Testudinidae | Testudo | Sulcata tortoise, Indian star tortoise |
| Cheloniidae | Chelonia | Green turtle, hawksbill turtle | ||
| Mud turtle family (Kinosternidae) | Mud turtle genus (Kinosternon) | Mud turtle | ||
| Trionychidae | Pelodiscus | Chinese softshell turtle | ||
| Crocodylia | Crocodile (Crocodylidae) | Crocodile (Crocodylus) | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile |
| Alligatoridae | Alligator (Alligator) | American alligator, Chinese alligator | ||
| Gavialidae | Gavialis | Gharials | ||
| Rhynchocephalia | Rhynchocephalia | Sphenodontidae | Sphenodon | Sphenodon (endemic to Oceania) |
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Acalyptophis peronii
Acalyptophis peronii，Horned sea snake, Spiny sea snake
Acalyptophis peronii is a venomous sea snake.Spiny-canthus sea snakes often move in caves and crevices in the sea. Night is the mo···
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Hydrophis ornatus
Hydrophis ornatus，Black-spotted sea snake, pale grey sea snake
The Latin name of the pale gray sea snake Hydrophis ornatus is a reptile of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The pale gr···
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Hydrophis melanocephalus
Hydrophis melanocephalus，Black-headed sea snake
The black-headed sea snake is mainly Hydrophis melanocephalus, an animal of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The black-h···
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Hydrophis fasciatus
Hydrophis fasciatus,Sea Snake,Ringed sea snake
The Latin name of the ringed sea snake is Hydrophis fasciatus, which is a highly venomous snake.The ringed sea snake lives in the ···
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Hydrophis cyanocinctus
Hydrophis cyanocinctus,Sea snake, sea snake
The Latin name of the blue-ringed sea snake is Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a highly venomous snake of the front groove class.The blue-···
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Emydocephalus ijimae
Emydocephalus ijimae,Egg sea snake, Turtle head sea snake
The Latin name of the turtle-headed sea snake is Emydocephalus ijimae, which is a reptile of the genus Emydocephalus in the family···
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Laticauda semifasciata
Laticauda semifasciata,Semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake
The Latin name of the semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake is Laticauda semifasciata. It is a reptile of the genus Laticauda in the f···
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Laticauda colubrina
Laticauda colubrina,Gray sea snake, fire snake, gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake
The gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake, whose Latin name is Laticauda colubrina, belongs to the genus Laticauda of the family Elapida···
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Acrochordus granulatus
Acrochordus granulatus,Wart-scaled snake
Little wart snake (pinyin: luǒ lín shé), English name: Little wart snake, is a snake species that lives entirely in water.The m···
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Ptyas carinatus
Ptyas carinatus,Green black snake, dragon bone rat snake, black web black snake
The black-netted snake is called Ptyas carinatus in foreign language. It is the largest type of snake.The black-netted snake is ti···
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Thermophis baileyi
Thermophis baileyi,Hot Spring Snake
The hot spring snake, whose Latin name is Thermophis baileyi, is the only snake species with the highest vertical distribution (4,···
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Rhynchophis boulengeri
Rhynchophis boulengeri,Gonyosoma boulengeri,Rhinoceros rat snake, Cone-nosed snake,
The sharp-beaked snake, whose Latin name is Rhynchophis boulengeri, is a small snake of the family Colubridae.The sharp-beaked sna···
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Elaphe perlacea
Elaphe perlacea,Euprepiophis perlacea,Elegant female snake, horizontal striped jade snake, horizontal striped jade snake
The Latin name of the Elaphe perlacea is Elaphe perlacea, which is a specialty animal in western Sichuan, China.The Elaphe perlace···
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Elaphe davidi
Elaphe davidi,Black-rimmed rat snake, flower worm
The Latin name of the Elaphe davidi is Elaphe davidi, a reptile of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The Elaphe davidi pre···
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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
Tri-rope beauty snake is a non-venomous snake of the genus Elaphe in the family Colubridae.The hibernation period of the Elaphe st···
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Achalinus jinggangensis
Achalinus jinggangensis
Achalinus jinggangensis is a small snake, which is unique to my country. Most of the snakes in the family Colubridae are non-venom···
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Python bivittatus
Python bivittatus,Python, King snake, Anaconda, Southern snake, Burmese snake, King snake, Lyre snake, Burmese python, Plum snake
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···
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Eryx tataricus
Eryx tataricus,Earth stick
The Eastern Sand Boa is a reptile of the genus Eryx tataricus in the family Python, commonly known as the Earth Stick.Compared wit···
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Eryx miliaris
Eryx miliaris,Earthen stick, both ends even, red sand python
The scientific name of the red sand python is Eryx miliaris. It is a relatively primitive small to medium non-venomous snake.The r···
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Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt
Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt,Sun snake, flaming snake
The Latin name of the glitter snake is Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt, which belongs to the genus Xenopeltis of the family Xenopelt···
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Cylindrophis ruffus
Cylindrophis ruffus,Red-tailed pipe snake,Red-tailed pipe snake, two-headed snake
Cylindrophis ruffus is a species of snake in the family Shieldtail Snake.The red-tailed tube snake is a genuine burrowing snake. I···
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Typhlopslazelli
Typhlopslazelli,Indotyphlops lazelli,Rasmus's blind snake
Hong Kong blind snake (scientific name: Typhlops lazelli) is a reptile of the genus Typhlops in the family Typhlopidae, also known···
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Dibamus bogadeki
Dibamus bogadeki,Bowman's Diplodocus,Bogadek's burrowing lizard
Bogadek's burrowing lizard is a reptile unique to Hong Kong.In 2012, the Hong Kong SAR government included the islands of Dawn···
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