Wildlifeof India
Sinomicrurus macclellandi
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi
Basic stats
Diet
Small reptiles such as lizards and snakes
Habitat
Forest litter, hillside and lowland, 150–2,483m
Range
Northern and north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, northern Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands
Clutch size
6–14 eggs
Size
40–80cm
MacClelland's coral snake is a small, thin, venomous snake of the family Elapidae, about 40–80 cm in total length. It is reddish-brown above with thin black crossbars, and the belly is creamy white (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is mainly nocturnal and ground-living, found in forest litter, on hillsides and in lowland, at 150–2,483 m, and preys on small reptiles such as lizards and snakes. Mature females lay clutches of 6–14 eggs. The Reptile Database lists Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Quick answers
- What does the Sinomicrurus macclellandi eat?
- Small reptiles such as lizards and snakes
- What habitat does the Sinomicrurus macclellandi live in?
- Forest litter, hillside and lowland, 150–2,483m
- Where is the Sinomicrurus macclellandi found?
- Northern and north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, northern Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands
- How many eggs does the Sinomicrurus macclellandi lay?
- 6–14 eggs
- How big is the Sinomicrurus macclellandi?
- 40–80cm