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Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Squamata (Snakes) (62)
Colubridae (33)
Gongylosoma baliodeira
Gonyosoma oxycephalum
(Boie, 1827)
Red-tailed Racer
Lycodon capucinus
Law Ing Sind
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Identified By: Law Ing Sind
Species Interactions (1)
Preys on
Plantain Squirrel
Callosciurus notatus
References
Tan, 2018. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2018: 55-56
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Squamata: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Rare, with a restricted distribution.
External Links
Ecology Asia
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Red-tailed racer at Mandai
Mobbing of red-tailed racer by squirrels and macaques
Red-tailed racer at Thomson Nature Park
An encounter with a pair of mating red-tailed racers
Synonyms
Elaphe oxycephala
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Acrochordidae (File-snakes)
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Colubridae
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Elapidae (Cobras and allies)
Hom
Homalopsidae (Mud snakes)
Hyd
Hydrophiidae (Sea snakes)
Nat
Natricidae (Keelbacks)
Par
Pareatidae (Slug snakes)
Pyt
Pythonidae (Pythons)
Typ
Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)
Vip
Viperidae (Vipers)
Xen
Xenopeltidae (Sunbeam snakes)