Xenopeltis

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Xenopeltis is a small genus of nonvenomous, iridescent-scaled snakes commonly known as sunbeam snakes, native to Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Xenopeltis canonical 1
Xenopeltis hainanensis 1
Xenopeltis unicolor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf snake genus
taxon
activityPattern nocturnal
behavior fossorial
bodyForm cylindrical body
class Reptilia
coloration dark brown to black dorsally
lighter ventrally
commonName sunbeam snakes
containsTaxon Xenopeltis hainanensis
linked to: Xenopeltis

Xenopeltis unicolor
linked to: Xenopeltis
diet frogs
lizards
small mammals
family Xenopeltidae
firstDescribedBy John Edward Gray
firstDescriptionYear 1849
geographicDistribution Sundaland
mainland Southeast Asia
habitat agricultural land
moist lowland areas
tropical forests
hasHeadShape wedge-shaped head
hasIridescentScales true
hasUniqueFamily monotypic family Xenopeltidae
iridescenceCause microstructure of scales
isMedicallySignificantToHumans false
isVenomous false
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam

southern China
order Squamata
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
scaleCharacteristic highly polished dorsal scales
tailCharacteristic short tail
taxonRank genus
vernacularName sunbeam snake genus
vernacularNameLanguage English

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pythonidae includesGenus Xenopeltis
Xenopeltis containsTaxon Xenopeltis unicolor
linked to: Xenopeltis
Xenopeltis containsTaxon Xenopeltis hainanensis
linked to: Xenopeltis