Suzhen’s krait
Bungarus suzhenae Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding & Shi, 2021
Status not recordedsnakes
The suzhen’s krait (Bungarus suzhenae) is a species in the family Elapidae, order Squamata. Source checklists list it for 1 country: China.
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Quick facts about the suzhen’s krait
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 1.31 m
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the suzhen’s krait live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The suzhen’s krait is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the suzhen’s krait endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the suzhen’s krait classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyElapidae
- genusBungarus
- SpeciesBungarus suzhenae Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding & Shi, 2021
Synonyms Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Yingjiang-kraitDanish
- Krait di SuzhenItalian
- Rắn cạp nia SuzhenVietnamese
- 素貞環蛇Chinese
- Bungaro di SuzhenItalian
- 素贞环蛇Chinese
- 素贞环蛇 (sù zhēn huán shé)Chinese
Relatives of the suzhen’s krait
Other species in the same genus Bungarus.

Banded krait
Bungarus fasciatus

Common krait
Bungarus caeruleus
Many-banded krait
Bungarus multicinctus
Blue krait
Bungarus candidus
Red-headed krait
Bungarus flaviceps
Andaman krait
Bungarus andamanensis
CompareSuzhen’s krait vs Banded kraitSuzhen’s krait vs Common kraitSuzhen’s krait vs Many-banded kraitSuzhen’s krait vs Blue krait
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the suzhen’s krait live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the suzhen’s krait for 1 country: China. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the suzhen’s krait?
The suzhen’s krait (Bungarus suzhenae) belongs to the family Elapidae in the order Squamata.
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