Cylindrophis ruffus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cylindrophis ruffus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Cylindrophiidae
Genus:	Cylindrophis
Species:	C. ruffus
Binomial name
Cylindrophis ruffus (Laurenti, 1768)
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Synonyms
Anguis ruffa Laurenti, 1768 [Anguis] rufus - Gmelin, 1788 [Anguis] striatus Gmelin, 1788 Eryx rufus - Daudin, 1803 [Tortrix] rufa - Merrem, 1820 [Scytale] Schuechzeri Merrem, 1820 A[guis]. (E[lysia].) rufus - Hemprich, 1820 Ilysia rufa - Lichtenstein, 1823 Cylindrophis resplendens Wagler, 1828 [Tortrix] rufus - Gray, 1831 Cylindrophis rufa - Gray, 1842 Cylindrophis rufus - Cantor, 1847 Anguis rubra - Gray, 1849 Anguis rufa Var. Javanica Gray, 1849 Cylindrophis rufus - Boulenger, 1893 Cylindrophis rufus rufus - M.A. Smith, 1943 Cylindrophis rufus burmanus M.A. Smith, 1943 Cylindrophis rufus - Campden-Main, 1970

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The red-tailed pipe snake (Cylindrophis ruffus) is a fascinating snake found in parts of Southeast Asia. It is also known as the red cylinder snake or common pipe snake. This snake is not venomous, meaning it does not have poison. It belongs to a group of snakes called cylindrophiids.

What Does It Look Like?

Adult red-tailed pipe snakes can grow up to about 39 inches (1 meter) long. That's roughly the length of a baseball bat! Their bodies are covered in smooth scales. These scales are arranged in 19 or 21 rows along their back.

Unlike some snakes, the red-tailed pipe snake has a smaller mouth opening. This means they mostly eat long, thin animals. Their favorite foods include other snakes, caecilians (which are legless amphibians that look like worms), and eels.

Where Does It Live?

The red-tailed pipe snake lives in many countries across Southeast Asia. You can find them in Myanmar and southern China. This includes areas like Fujian, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island.

They also live further south in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Their home range extends to the Malay Peninsula and the East Indies. This includes parts of Indonesia like the Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Buton, and the Sula Islands.