Wildlifeof China
Opisthotropis latouchii
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: Joseph Smit (1836 – 1929) · Public domain
Opisthotropis latouchii
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic worms, earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, tadpoles and frogs
Habitat
Freshwater streams, rice paddies and irrigation ditches; nocturnal
Range
South-eastern China (endemic)
Opisthotropis latouchii, the Sichuan mountain keelback, is a natricine snake endemic to China, found in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan. It prefers freshwater streams but is also found in rice paddies and irrigation ditches, and it is nocturnal. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It preys on aquatic worms, earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, tadpoles and frogs. It is oviparous, and in Fujian adult females lay eggs in August. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Opisthotropis latouchii eat?
- Aquatic worms, earthworms, freshwater shrimp, fishes, tadpoles and frogs
- What habitat does the Opisthotropis latouchii live in?
- Freshwater streams, rice paddies and irrigation ditches; nocturnal
- Where is the Opisthotropis latouchii found?
- South-eastern China (endemic)