Die Berg-Wolfszahnnatter (Lycodon ruhstrati) ist eine Schlangenart aus der Gattung der Wolfszahnnattern (Lycodon), die hauptsächlich im Südosten Chinas und auf Taiwan verbreitet ist.
Wolfszahnnattern haben einen Oberkieferknochen, der nach innen gebogen ist. Die Schlangen der Art Lycodon ruhstrati weisen 212 bis 229 Ventralia (Bauchschuppen) auf.[1]
Die Schlangen leben in bergigen Gebieten, wo sie auf Hängen, in Höhlen und unter Steinen in Gebirgsbächen zu finden sind.[2] Nach Harrington et al. (2018) sind sie teilweise baumbewohnend.[3] Als Wolfszahnnatternart ist Lycodon ruhstrati ovipar (eierlegend).[1] Die Weibchen legen Gelege mit bis zu vier Eiern.[2]
Die Art ist hauptsächlich im Südosten Chinas und in Taiwan verbreitet. Darüber hinaus kommt sie im Norden Vietnams vor und nordöstlich Taiwans auf den japanischen Ryūkyū-Inseln. Die IUCN stuft die Art aufgrund ihres großen Verbreitungsgebiets als nicht gefährdet ein.[2]
Die Berg-Wolfszahnnatter wurde 1886 von dem deutschen Herpetologen Johann Fischer als Ophites ruhstrati erstbeschrieben. Benannt ist sie nach Ruhstrat, der Exemplare der Art in Taiwan sammelte.[1]
In der Literatur zu findende Synonyme sind zeitlich sortiert:[1]
Es werden zwei Unterarten unterschieden:[1]
Die Unterart L. r. ruhstrati weist bei Männchen 212 bis 228 Ventralia und 217 bis 224 bei Weibchen auf. Männchen der Unterart L. r. abditus haben dagegen 214 bis 224 Ventralia und Weibchen 220 bis 229.[1] Eine weitere Unterart L. r. multifasciatus wird inzwischen als eigene Art beschrieben (Lycodon multifasciatus).[5]
Die Berg-Wolfszahnnatter (Lycodon ruhstrati) ist eine Schlangenart aus der Gattung der Wolfszahnnattern (Lycodon), die hauptsächlich im Südosten Chinas und auf Taiwan verbreitet ist.
Lycodon ruhstrati, also known as Ruhstrat's wolf snake,[1] the mountain wolf snake, or the Formosa wolf snake,[2] is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake found in Taiwan, southern and eastern China, and northern Vietnam.[2][1]
The specific name, ruhstrati, was chosen to honor German-born Ernst Konrad A. Ruhstrat (died 1913), of the Imperial Chinese Customs Service, who collected the type specimens of this species in southern Taiwan.[2][3]
Lycodon ruhstrati is a member of the genus Lycodon, a genus of snakes commonly known as wolf snakes.[4] The genus belongs to the snake family Colubridae. Colubridae is the largest snake family, with member genera and species being found on every continent except Antarctica.[5]
The genus Lycodon has at times been placed in the genus Oligodon, but this classification is under dispute.[1] The species Lycodon multifasciatus was previously listed as a subspecies of L. ruhstrati, being classified as Lycodon ruhstrati multifasciatus in 1984. However, in 2008 it was classified as a separate species as Lycodon multifasciatus.[2] The species Dinodon futsingensis, first described in 1928, was synonymised with Lycodon ruhstrati in 1929. However, in 2009 it was recognized as a separate species, and named Lycodon futsingensis.[6] In 2013, the genetic sequence of L. ruhsrati was used as part of a study which suggested combining the genera Lycodon and Dinodon.[6] L. ruhstrati currently has two subspecies: Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati (Fischer, 1886), the nominate subspecies, first described from Taiwan; and Lycodon ruhstrati abditus (G. Vogel et al., 2009), described from Vietnam.[2]
The color pattern of L. ruhstrati is highly variable, although it tends to be dark-colored with several light-colored crossbands on its back. The largest specimen found prior to 2008 had a total length (including tail) of 94 cm (37 in).[7]
L. ruhstrati is oviparous, or egg-laying, with females laying four eggs in each clutch.[1] It is a montane species and is found on slopes, in caves, and beneath stones in mountain streams. It is also found in agricultural land and both natural and plantation forests in the foothills.[1]
The snake is known to predate upon the brown anole, Anoles sagrei,[8] as well as upon Diploderma swinhonis.[9]
L. ruhstrati occurs in the Tranninh Plateau of Laos, in northern Vietnam, and a number of locations in southern China. It has been found in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guanxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.[7] The subspecies Lycodon ruhstrati multifasciatus (Maki, 1931) has also been found in Japan's Ryukyu islands; however, this subspecies was subsequently reclassified as a separate species.[7]
L. ruhstrati is classified as a species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, because it is presumed to have a large population and to be distributed over a large area. It is also not thought to be declining very fast.[1] No steps are currently being taken to specifically conserve this species, although it is thought to be found in a number of protected areas.[1]
Lycodon ruhstrati, also known as Ruhstrat's wolf snake, the mountain wolf snake, or the Formosa wolf snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake found in Taiwan, southern and eastern China, and northern Vietnam.
Lycodon ruhstrati Lycodon generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Colubridae familian sailkatuta dago.
Lycodon ruhstrati Lycodon generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Colubridae familian sailkatuta dago.
Lycodon ruhstrati est une espèce de serpent de la famille des Colubridae[1].
Il ne faut pas confondre cette espèce, décrite par Fischer en 1886, avec Lycodon ruhstrati Pope, 1935 qui est, quant à elle, synonyme de Lycodon futsingensis (Pope, 1928).
Cette espèce se rencontre[1] :
Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (17 février 2014)[2] :
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur d'Ernst Konrad A. Ruhstrat (-1913)[3], qui a collecté les spécimens de le Sud de Taïwan. Le nom de la sous-espèce Lycodon ruhstrati abditus vient du latin abditus, caché, en référence au fait que cette sous-espèce est longtemps restée confondue[4].
Lycodon ruhstrati est une espèce de serpent de la famille des Colubridae.
Lycodon ruhstrati là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Fischer mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1886.[1]
Lycodon ruhstrati là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Fischer mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1886.
黑背白环蛇(学名:Lycodon ruhstrati)为游蛇科白环蛇属的爬行动物,俗名黑决白环蛇。分布于台湾岛以及中国大陆的江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州、陕西、甘肃等地,主要栖息于山地。该物种的模式产地在台湾南部。[2]
中型蛇;總長度可達110公分。頭部呈橢圓形;體型細長;尾巴長且非常纖細。眼睛中等大小,靠近頭頂,橫向凸出;虹膜為深灰色至黑色,瞳孔為黑色,垂直軸為寬橢圓形。有著淺灰褐色與黑色交錯的環帶,類似雨傘節,但環帶交錯的部分較不顯明且呈現鋸齒狀,身體後方的白色環紋較寬,且環紋形狀破碎不規則。
多棲息在山區森林或少受干擾的開墾地、溪流、湖沼,夜行性,在地表或樹上活動,以鳥類、蜥蜴、鼠類為主食,也以昆蟲為食,卵生。台灣於全島海拔500公尺以下地區皆有發現記錄。