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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Sibynophis chinensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Sibynophis

Species

Sibynophis chinensis

Reptilia🥩 Carnivore

Chinese Many-tooth Snake

Sibynophis chinensis (Chinese Many-tooth Snake · Chinese Many-tooth Snake)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class I endangered wildlife (Korea)

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

61cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Moist secondary forests on hills and mountains, tall grasslands, and bamboo groves (absent from dry areas)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A total length of 61 cm is about the length of two 30 cm student rulers placed end to end (Comparison).
💡 Newly hatched young weigh about 1.66 g, which is about 1/3 the weight of a Korean 100-won coin (5.42 g) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#비바리뱀#Sibynophis chinensis

📖 1. Overview

The Chinese Many-tooth Snake is a small snake living in southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; in Korea, it is a Class I endangered snake with a breeding record from Jeju Island.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its back is grayish brown with a black line running down the middle of the forebody, and its head is spoon-shaped and nearly black. Its scales are smooth, and it may have a thin white collar on the neck.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Active by day, it mainly swallows lizards (skinks) whole, headfirst. It lays eggs; a female caught on Jeju Island laid 6 eggs, of which 5 hatched in 34–41 days, and the newly hatched young measured about 136.5 mm in snout-vent length.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

In Korea, it is designated as Class I endangered wildlife (Korea). The first domestic breeding record came in 2018 from a female captured in the Mulyeongari-oreum Wetland Protected Area on Jeju Island.