Lycodon anamallensis

Lycodon anamallensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. fasciolatus
Binomial name
Lycodon fasciolatus
shaw, 1802
Synonyms

Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950 "Lycodon anamallensis" güenther, 1864

Lycodon anamallensis , also known commonly as the Colombo wolf snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Geographic range

L. anamallensis is found in South India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Behavior and habitat

Like all members of its genus, L. anamallensis is a nocturnal species that is commonly found in and around human habitations, apart from natural habitat. It is partly arboreal and feeds primarily on geckos, skinks, & other small animals. It is nonvenomous.

Reproduction

L. anamallensis is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

Previously, a population of this species, under the name Lycodon osmanhilli, had been thought to be endemic to Sri Lanka, until 2018 when its nomenclature, classification, and distribution were resolved by S.R. Ganesh and G. Vogel.

Etymology

The specific name, osmanhilli, is in honour of British anatomist William Charles Osman Hill.[3]

References

  1. ^ Somaweera R, de Silva A (2010). "Lycodon osmanhilli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176844A7315956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176844A7315956.en.
  2. ^ a b Lycodon anamallensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lycodon osmanhilli, p. 197).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Lycodon anamallensis, pp. 351-352 + Plate XXIV, figure 1).
  • Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan; Vogel, Gernot (2018). "Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (1): 25–36.
  • Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Lycodon anamallensis, new species, p. 318–319).
  • Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 (14): 519–603. (Lycodon osmanhilli, new species, pp. 562–565, Plate XX).
  • Latest study on this species:

https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.71.e64345


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