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  • Maki's Keelback
    Hebius miyajimae
  • Taiwan Coral Snake
    Sinomicrurus sauteri
  • Hatori's Coral Snake
    Sinomicrurus hatori
  • Taiwan Kukri Snake
    Oligodon formosanus
  • Big-eyed Ratsnake
    Ptyas dhumnades
  • Chinese Water Snake
    Myrrophis chinensis
  • Plumbeous Water Snake
    Hypsiscopus plumbea
  • Collared Reed Snake
    Calamaria pavimentata
  • Asiatic Many-Toothed Snake
    Sibynophis chinensis chinensis
  • Chinese Green Tree Viper
    Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri
  • Greater Green Snake
    Ptyas major
  • Rein Snake
    Gonyosoma frenatum
  • Brahminy Blind Snake
    Indotyphlops braminus
  • Formosan Odd-Scaled Snake
    Achalinus formosanus formosanus
  • Black Odd-Scaled Snake
    Achalinus niger
  • Dhaman (Oriental) Ratsnake
    Ptyas mucosa
  • Chinese Ratsnake
    Ptyas korros
  • Chinese Mountain Snake
    Plagiopholis styani
  • Mock Viper
    Psammodynastes pulverulentus papenfussi
  • Swinhoe's Grass Snake
    Rhabdophis swinhonis
  • Sauter's Water (Grass) Snake
    Hebius sauteri
  • Paiwan Keelback
    Hebius sp.
  • Eastern Water Snake
    Sinonatrix percarinata suriki
  • King Ratsnake
    Elaphe carinata
  • Buff Striped Keelback
    Amphiesma stolatum
  • Taiwan Beauty Snake
    Elaphe taeniura friesi
  • Burmese Python
    Python molurus bivittatus
  • Checkered Keelback
    Fowlea piscator
  • Mountain Keelback
    Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri
  • Asian Tiger Snake
    Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus
  • Russell's Viper
    Daboia russelli siamensis
  • False Viper
    Pseudagkistrodon rudis
  • Taiwan Habu
    Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
  • Taiwan Mountain Pitviper
    Trimeresurus gracilis
  • Alishan Habu
    Ovophis monticola makazayazaya
  • Hundred-Pacer (Chinese Moccasin)
    Deinagkistrodon acutus
  • Mandarin Ratsnake
    Euprepiophis mandarina
  • (Square-headed) Cat Snake
    Boiga kraepelini
  • Taiwan Slug Snake
    Pareas formosensis
  • Red-banded Snake
    Lycodon rufozonatus
  • Ringed Water Snake
    Sinonatrix annularis
  • Red Bamboo Ratsnake
    Oreocryptophis porphyracea kawakamii
  • Ornate (Red-bellied) Kukri Snake
    Oligodon ornatus
  • MacClelland's Coral Snake
    Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei
  • Chinese Cobra
    Naja atra
  • Formosa Wolf Snake
    Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati
  • Black-banded Sea Krait
    Laticauda semifasciata
  • Many-banded Krait
    Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus
  • Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
    Laticauda colubrina
  • Turtlehead Sea Snake
    Emydocephalus ijimae
  • Common Sea Krait
    Laticauda laticaudata
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Hebius miyajimae

Maki's Keelback
金 絲蛇
(jin1si1she2)

Sinomicrurus sauteri

Taiwan Coral Snake
梭 德氏帶紋赤蛇
(suo1de2shi4dai4wen2chi4she2)

Sinomicrurus hatori

Hatori's Coral Snake
羽鳥氏帶紋赤蛇
(yu3niao3shi4dai4wen2chi4she2)

Oligodon formosanus

Taiwan Kukri Snake
赤背松柏根
(chi4bei4song1bo2gen1)

Ptyas dhumnades

Big-eyed Ratsnake
過 山刀
(guo4shan1dao1)

Myrrophis chinensis

Chinese Water Snake
唐 水蛇
(tang2shui3she2)

Hypsiscopus plumbea

Plumbeous Water Snake
鉛 色水蛇
(shui3she2)

Calamaria pavimentata

Collared Reed Snake
鐵 線蛇
(tie3xian4she2)

Sibynophis chinensis chinensis

Asiatic Many-Toothed Snake
黑 頭蛇
(hei1tou2she2)

Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri

Chinese Green Tree Viper
赤尾青竹絲
(chi4wei2qing1zhu2si1)

Ptyas major

Greater Green Snake
青蛇
(qing1she2)

Gonyosoma frenatum

Rein Snake
灰 腹綠錦蛇
(hui1fu2lü4jin3she2)

Indotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake
盲 蛇
(mang2she2)

Achalinus formosanus formosanus

Formosan Odd-Scaled Snake
台 灣標蛇
(tai2wan1biao1she2)

Achalinus niger

Black Odd-Scaled Snake
標 蛇
(biao1she2)

Ptyas mucosa

Dhaman (Oriental) Ratsnake
南 蛇
(nan2she2)

Ptyas korros

Chinese Ratsnake
細 紋南蛇
(xi4wen2nan2she2)

Plagiopholis styani

Chinese Mountain Snake
福建頸 斑蛇
(fu2jian4jing1ban1she2)

Psammodynastes pulverulentus papenfussi

Mock Viper
茶 斑蛇
(cha2ban1she2)

Rhabdophis swinhonis

Swinhoe's Grass Snake
斯文豪氏游蛇
(si1wen2hao2shi4you2she2)

Hebius sauteri

Sauter's Water (Grass) Snake
梭德氏游蛇
(suo1de2shi4you2she2)

Hebius sp.

Paiwan Keelback
排 灣腹鏈
(pai2wan1fu4lian4she2)

Sinonatrix percarinata suriki

Eastern Water Snake
白腹游蛇
(bai2fu2you2she2)

Elaphe carinata

King Ratsnake
臭 青公
(chou4qing1gong1)

Amphiesma stolatum

Buff Striped Keelback
花 浪蛇
(hua1lang4she2)

Elaphe taeniura friesi

Taiwan Beauty Snake
黑 眉錦蛇
(hei1mei2jin3she2)

Python molurus bivittatus

Burmese Python
緬甸蟒
(mian3dian4mang3)

Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback
草 花蛇
(cao3hua1she2)

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri stejnegeri

Mountain Keelback
史丹吉氏斜鱗蛇
(shi3dan1ji2shi4xie2lin2she2)
Asian Tiger Snake

Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus

Asian Tiger Snake
台 灣赤煉蛇
(tai2wan1chi4lian4she2)

Daboia russelli siamensis

Russell's Viper
鎖 蛇
(suo3she2)

Pseudagkistrodon rudis

False Viper
擬 龜殼花
(ni3gui1ke3hua1)

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Taiwan Habu
龜 殼花
(gui1ke3hua1)

Trimeresurus gracilis

Taiwan Mountain Pitviper
菊池氏龜殼花
(ju2chi3shi4gui1ke3hua1)

Ovophis monticola makazayazaya

Alishan Habu
阿 里山龜殼花
(a1li3shan1gui1ke3hua1)

Deinagkistrodon acutus

Hundred-Pacer (Chinese Moccasin)
百 步蛇
(bai3bu4she2)

Euprepiophis mandarina

Mandarin Ratsnake
高 砂蛇
(gao1sha1she2)

Boiga kraepelini

(Square-headed) Cat Snake
大 頭蛇
(da4tou2she2)

Pareas formosensis

Taiwan Slug Snake
台灣鈍頭蛇
(tai2wan1dun4tou2she2)

Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Snake
紅 斑蛇
(hong2ban1she2)

Sinonatrix annularis

Ringed Water Snake
赤 腹游蛇
(chi4fu2you2she2)

Oreocryptophis porphyracea kawakamii

Red Bamboo Ratsnake
紅 竹蛇
(hong2zhu2she2)

Oligodon ornatus

Ornate (Red-bellied) Kukri Snake
赤腹松柏根
(chi4fu2song1bo2gen1)

Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei

MacClelland's Coral Snake
環紋赤蛇
(huan2wen2chi4she2)

Naja atra

Chinese Cobra
眼 鏡蛇
(yan3jing4she2)

Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati

Formosa Wolf Snake
白梅花蛇
(bai2mei2hua1she2)

Laticauda semifasciata

Black-banded Sea Krait
闊帶清斑海蛇
(kuo4dai4qing1ban1hai3she2)

Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus

Many-banded Krait
雨 傘節
(yu3san3jie2)

Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
黃 唇青斑海蛇
(huang2chun2qing1ban1hai3she2)

Emydocephalus ijimae

Turtlehead Sea Snake
飯 島氏海蛇
(fan4dao3shi4hai3she2)

Laticauda laticaudata

Common Sea Krait
黑唇清斑海蛇
(hei1chun2qing1ban1hai3she2)

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