The two-spotted lazy ploz [1] ( lat. Elaphe bimaculata ) is a large snake from the family of the morphoidal , belonging to the genus of climbing snakes .
| Double spotted climbing snake |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Infraclass : | Lepidozavromorfy |
| Infrastructure : | Alethinophidia |
| View: | Double spotted climbing snake |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Elaphe bimaculata Schmidt , 1925 |
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| Security status |
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Close to VulnerabilityIUCN 3.1 Near Threatened : 192041 |
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The total length reaches 60-80 cm, individuals rarely meet up to 120 cm long. Sexual dimorphism is pronounced : females are longer and more massive than males. Coloring and drawing are very changeable. The main background varies from yellow to gray or slightly olive. On the back and sides are brown or reddish spots with black edging. In the striped morph, the spots merge into two longitudinal dark stripes running along the sides of the light center. The belly is yellowish or grayish in color with black spots. Young individuals are dark with a less pronounced pattern.
Oviparous snake. The female lays from 3 to 10 eggs. After 35-48 days, young snakes appear.
The species is common in western China - in the valley of the Yangtze River and adjacent provinces. It inhabits lowland light forests, thickets, near water, does not avoid cultural landscapes. It feeds on small mammals.
