Table 1: Family, Genera and Species in the Research Region.

Family (Sub)

Genus

Chinese Name

Common Name(E)

Latin Name

Type of tooth

Toxicity

Viperidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Azemiopinae

Azemiops

头缅蝰

White-headed Burmese Viper

Azemiops Kharini

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

Crotalinae

Deinagkistrodon

尖吻蝮五步蛇

Five-pacer Viper

Deinagkistrodon acutus

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Ovophis

山烙铁头蛇

Chinese Mountain Pit Viper

Ovophis monticola

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Protobothrops

原矛头蝮

Brown spotted pitviper

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

 

菜花原矛头蝮

Jerdon’s Pitviper

Protobothrops jerdonii

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Trimeresurus

白唇竹叶青蛇

White-lipped Pitviper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Viridovipera

福建绿蝮

Chinese Green Tree Viper

Viridovipera stejnegeri

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

Viperinae

Daboia

泰国圆斑蝰

Eastern Russel’s Viper

Daboia siamensis

Solenoglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

Elapidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elapinae

Bungarus

环蛇

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

 

银环蛇

Many-banded Krait

Bungarus multicinctus

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Naja

舟山眼镜蛇

Chinese Cobra

Naja atra

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

 

孟加拉眼镜蛇

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Ophiophagus

镜王蛇

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

Sinomicrurus

福建华珊瑚蛇

Kellogg’s Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus kelloggi

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

 

 

华珊瑚蛇

MacClelland’s Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus macclellandi

Proteroglyphic tooth

Highly toxic

Colubridae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahaetuliinae

Ahaetulla

绿瘦蛇

Oriental Whipsnake

Achaetulla prasina

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

Colubrinae

Boiga

广西林蛇

Guangxi cat snake

Boiga Guangxiensis

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

 

 

华林蛇

Many-spotted Cat Snake

Boiga multomaculata

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

 

 

绞花林蛇

Kelung Cat Snake

Boiga kraepelini

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

Natricinae

Rhabdophis

红脖颈槽蛇

Red-necked Keelback

Rhabdophis subminiatus

Duvernoy's gland

Highly toxic

 

 

虎斑颈槽蛇

Tiger Keelback

Rhabdophis tigrinus

 Duvernoy's gland

Highly toxic

Homalopsidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hypsiscopus

铅色蛇

Boie’s Mud Snake

Hypsiscopus plumbea

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

 

Myrrophis

中国沼蛇

Chinese Mud Snake

Myrrophis chinensis

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

 

 

黑斑沼蛇

Bennett’s Mud Snake

Myrrophis bennettii

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic

Lamprophiidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pseudaspidinae

Psammodynastes

紫砂蛇

Common Mock Viper

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Opisthoglyphic tooth

Low toxic