Gonyosoma iadinum

Gonyosoma iadinum (Gonyosoma iadinum) is a snake recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “Expert range list”. The accepted scientific name is retained because regional snake taxonomy and species boundaries can change, while similar-looking species may require scale counts, anatomy or genetic evidence for reliable separation. This profile therefore distinguishes the recorded identity and occurrence from broader biological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size, diet or breeding details (project species data; Reptile Database taxonomy).

Gonyosoma rat snakes are nonvenomous constrictors that actively hunt small vertebrates and often climb well. Depending on species they use forests, scrub, caves or vegetation around wetlands, and adults may differ strongly in colour from juveniles. Long bodies and climbing ability support movement through complex cover. These are genus-level notes rather than confirmed observations for this species in Vietnam, so exact body size, colour, prey, habitat and clutch values are not inferred (general Gonyosoma account; Reptile Database).