Biology:Oocatochus
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Short description: Genus of snakes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oocatochus Helfenberger, 2001 |
| Species: | O. rufodorsatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oocatochus rufodorsatus (Cantor, 1842)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Li, P.; Lau, M.W.N.; Rao, D.-Q.; Borkin, L.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E.; Rustamov, A.; Munkhbayar, K. et al. (2021). "Oocatochus rufodorsatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177427A1485422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177427A1485422.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/177427/1485422. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Oocatochus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=tMyiqBwTG3YC&pg=PA116. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Oocatochus rufodorsatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
- ↑ K. T. Shao, ed. "Catalogue of life in Taiwan". Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/home_eng.php?.
- ↑ "Snakes of Taiwan". 2009–2010. http://www.snakesoftaiwan.com/Start_Page_EN.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q2710734 entry
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