Oocatochus

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Oocatochus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oocatochus
Helfenberger, 2001
Species:
O. rufodorsatus
Binomial name
Oocatochus rufodorsatus
(Cantor, 1842)

Oocatochus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Oocatochus rufodorsatus.[2][3] It is known as the frog-eating rat snake, or red-backed rat snake.[1][4]

It is found in East Asia, in eastern China, Korea, and Russia.[1][4] The Reptile Database also mentions Taiwan,[4] but other sources do not support this.[1][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Li, P.; Lau, M.W.N.; Rao, D.-Q.; Borkin, L.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E.; Rustamov, A.; Munkhbayar, K.; Nuridjanov, D.; Shestopal, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Borzee, A. (2021). "Oocatochus rufodorsatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T177427A1485422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177427A1485422.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Oocatochus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Alves, R.R.N.; Rosa, I.L. (2012). Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine: Implications for Conservation. Life sciences. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 116. ISBN 978-3-642-29026-8. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Oocatochus rufodorsatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ K. T. Shao (ed.). "Catalogue of life in Taiwan". Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ Hans Breuer; William Christopher Murphy (2009–2010). "Snakes of Taiwan". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2016.