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Taiwan coral snake / Striped red snake: 帶紋赤蛇: II Calliophis macclellandi formosensis: Asia coral snake / Red-ringed snake: 環紋赤蛇: II Family Viperidae: 蝮蛇科 Agkistrodon acutus: Hundred pace snake / Chinese moccasin: 百步蛇: I Protobothrops mucrosquamatus: Pointed-scaled pit viper / Formosan pit viper / Taiwan habu ...
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Taiwan". IUCN. 2001 dead link ] "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006
The Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also called the Taiwan cobra, is a species of cobra in the family Elapidae, found mostly in southern China and a couple of neighboring nations and islands. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is one of the most prevalent venomous snakes in China , which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans.
Nevertheless, this species is considered dangerous, and fatalities are not unusual. An antivenom is produced in Taiwan. [8] [13] Brown (1973) mentions a venom yield of up to 214 mg (dried) and LD 50 (toxicity) values of 0.04 mg/kg IV, 4.0 mg/kg IP and 9.2–10.0 mg/kg SC. [14] The venom contains at least four hemorrhagins Acutolysin A, B, C [15 ...
In a forest in Taiwan, a “large” creature sat perched on a tree and, with its eight eyes, scanned its surroundings. The animal — and its unusual perch — caught the attention of scientists.
The risk of a US-China war over Taiwan is real, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria writes, arguing that as tensions simmer, all sides must proceed with caution. Opinion: The world’s most dangerous place has ...
In Taiwan, the endemic subspecies of Asiatic Black Bear, the Formosan black bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus), chiefly is confined to the mountain ranges in the central regions of the island. It can be found along the Central and Snow mountain ranges , with populations in the latter being more common.
Australia is home to 20 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world.