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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Taiwan

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in The Far East

Occurrences in
NW	the Northwest
N	the North
NE	the Northeast
W	the West
C	central areas
E	the East
SW	the Southwest
S	the South
SE	the Southeast
X	most areas
?	unclear

Literature on the distribution

Colubrids

Rhabdophis spp., in particular: R. tigrinus and R. subminiatus, Keelbacks

Rhabdophis tigrinus

X

Elapids

Bungarus spp., Kraits

Bungarus multicinctus

X

Naja sp., Asian cobras

Naja atra

X

Sinomicrurus spp., Asian coral snakes

Sinomicrurus sauteri	C+S
Sinomicrurus swinhoei	X

Vipers

Daboia spp., Oriental vipers, Orientalische Vipern

Daboia siamensis

X

Pit Vipers

Deinagkistrodon acutus, Chinese copperhead

Deinagkistrodon acutus

X

Ovophis spp., Mountain pitvipers

Ovophis makazayazaya

X

Protobothrops spp., -

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

X

Trimeresurus spp., Bamboo pitvipers and others

Trimeresurus gracilis	X
Trimeresurus stejnegeri	X