Black-ridged snake is a kind of reptile of the genus Ridgeback in the family Serpentidae. It is a kind of non-venomous snake. Many people will keep them. Follow the editor to learn more about the black-ridged snake!

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Black-ridged snake

【Latin name】Achalinns spinalis

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Squamata

【Suborder】 Snake suborder

[Family] Snake family

[Subfamily] Snake subfamily

[Genus] Ridge Snake

【Species】Black-ridged snake

II. Morphological characteristics

The body of the black-ridged snake is slender and cylindrical, with a total body length of 0.5 meters about. It has 6 upper lip scales, 5 lower lip scales, no preorbital and postorbital scales, and one supraorbital scale, which is in the orbit. The black-ridged snake has 23 rows of scales on its back, the outermost row is smooth without ridges or slightly ridged. It has 146-173 abdominal scales and 39-66 lower tail scales. The back of the body of the black-ridged snake is brown-black, with a striking black baseline in the center of the back. The width of the line covers the ridge scales and half scales on the left and right. The snake's ventral surface is lighter in color.

III. Geographical distribution

Black-ridged snakes are mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi and other provinces; distributed in Vietnam.

IV. Living habits

Black-ridged snakes usually live in mountainous and hilly areas and are burrowing animals. They feed on earthworms and are oviparous.

V. Species protection

The black-ridged snake has been included in the Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000. List of Valuable Terrestrial Wildlife.

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