Some Comparative Data on the Breeding of Four Subspecies of Stripe-Tailed Rat Snake Elaphe taeniura

Sergey A. Ryabov, Svetlana P. Popovskaya

Abstract


Data on breeding of 4 subspecies of E. taeniura in Tula Exotarium are presented. Measurements of eggs and new-born snakes, duration of gravidity and incubation are given in comparison among the four subspecies. Juvenile coloration on specimens belonging to four subspecies of E. taeniura is described.


Keywords


Serpentes; Colubridae; Elaphe taeniura; captive breeding; incubation; coloration; juvenile

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Mell R. (1929), Beitrage zur Fauna sinica. 4. Grundzuge einer Okologie der chinesischen Reptilien und einer herpetologischen Tiergeographie Chinas, Walter de Gruyter and Co., Berlin.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2000-7-1-81-84

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