Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Vietnam
 7
No. 2
China
 6
No. 3
India
 4
No. 4
Guangxi [China]
 3
No. 5
Guizhou [China]
 3
No. 6
Japan
 3
No. 7
Jiangxi [China]
 3
No. 8
Tamil Nadu [India]
 3
No. 9
Anhui [China]
 2
No. 10
Borneo [Brunei / Indonesia / Malaysia]
 2
No. 11
Fujian [China]
 2
No. 12
Gansu [China]
 2
No. 13
Hainan [China]
 2
No. 14
Hunan [China]
 2
No. 15
Kerala [India]
 2
No. 16
Laos
 2
No. 17
Malaysia
 2
No. 18
Ryukyu Islands [Japan]
 2
No. 19
Sabah [Malaysia]
 2
No. 20
Sarawak [Malaysia]
 2
No. 21
Shaanxi [China]
 2
No. 22
Sichuan [China]
 2
No. 23
Taiwan
 2
No. 24
Thailand
 2
No. 25
Yunnan [China]
 2
No. 26
Zhejiang [China]
 2
No. 27
Amami Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 28
Brunei
 1
No. 29
Cambodia
 1
No. 30
Chongqing [China]
 1
No. 31
Guangdong [China]
 1
No. 32
Hong Kong [China]
 1
No. 33
Honshu [Japan]
 1
No. 34
Hubei [China]
 1
No. 35
Indonesia
 1
No. 36
Java [Indonesia]
 1
No. 37
Jiangsu [China]
 1
No. 38
Kalimantan [Indonesia]
 1
No. 39
Kyushu [Japan]
 1
No. 40
Meghalaya [India]
 1
No. 41
Myanmar
 1
No. 42
Okinawa Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 43
Sakishima Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 44
Satsunan Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 45
Shikoku [Japan]
 1
No. 46
Sumatra [Indonesia]
 1
No. 47
West Malaysia [Malaysia]
 1
No. 48
Yaeyama Islands [Japan]
 1