Sinomicrurus sauteri

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| image = Sinomicrurus sauteri 380663.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Zhou, Z. |author-link=species:Zheng-Yan Zhou |author2=Rao, D.-q. |author2-link=species:Ding-Qi Rao |author3=Lau, M. |author3-link=species:Michael Wai-Neng Lau |author4=Jiang, J. |author4-link=species:Jian-Ping Jiang |author5=Ji, X. |date=2012 |title=Sinomicrurus sauteri |volume=2012 |page=e.T192173A2051007 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192173A2051007.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Sinomicrurus

| species = sauteri

| authority = (Steindachner, 1913)

| synonyms = *Oligodon sauteri
{{small|Steindachner, 1913}}

Hemibungarus matsudai
{{small|Ōshima, 1920}}
Calliophis hatori
{{small|Takahashi, 1930}}
Hemibungarus sauteri
{{small|— Maki, 1931}}
Calliophis japonicus sauteri
{{small|— Loveridge, 1946}}
Calliophis sauteri
{{small|— Takara, 1962}}
Micrurus japonicus sauteri
{{small|— Welch, 1994}}
Sinomicrurus sauteri
{{small|— Slowinski, Boundy & R. Lawson, 2001}}

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Sinomicrurus sauteri (common names: Taiwan coral snake, oriental coral snake and Formosa coral snake) is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Taiwan and known from southern and central Taiwan at elevations of {{convert|500|–|1500|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.

File:Sinomicrurus sauteri w0073.jpg

Etymology

The specific name, sauteri, is in honor of German entomologist {{ill|Hans Sauter (entomologist)|de|Hans Sauter (Entomologe)|lt=Hans Sauter}} (1871–1943).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Sinomicrurus sauteri, p. 233).

Description

S. sauteri grows to {{convert|98|cm|abbr=on}} in total length (including tail). The upper side of the body is dark brown or crimson, and has three black longitudinal stripes from neck to tip of tail, of which the mid-dorsal stripe is narrower than the lateral ones.

Venom

S. sauteri is highly venomous. Although it is not aggressive and very few reports of attacks have been reported, its venom is potentially life-threatening.

Habitat

S. sauteri may be found in forests or meadows in mountainous areas at lower or middle altitudes.

Behavior

S. sauteri is terrestrial and typically nocturnal.

Diet

The diet of S. sauteri is unknown.

Reproduction

S. sauteri is oviparous.

Conservation status

S. sauteri is a rare species protected by the law. It is not considered threatened.

References

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{{NRDB species|genus=Sinomicrurus |species=sauteri |accessdate=3 March 2016}}

{{cite web |author=Breuer, Hans |author2=Murphy, William Christopher |date=2009–2010 |url=http://www.snakesoftaiwan.com/Sinomicrurus%20sauteri/species_sinomicrurus_sauteri.htm |title=Sinomicrurus sauteri |work=Snakes of Taiwan |accessdate=3 March 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=421735 |title=Sinomicrurus sauteri (Steindachner, 1913) |author=Li Hsiang-Ying |editor=Shao, K.T. |year= |work=Catalogue of life in Taiwan |publisher=Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan |accessdate=4 March 2016}}

{{cite web |date=2012 |url=http://terms.naer.edu.tw/detail/302799/ |title=帶紋赤蛇 Formosa Coral Snake; Hemibungarus sauteri |publisher=National Academy for Educational Research, Taiwan |accessdate=9 November 2020}}

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