Lycodon tiwarii
Lycodon tiwarii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Lycodon |
Species: | L. tiwarii
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Binomial name | |
Lycodon tiwarii & , 1965[1]
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Lycodon tiwarii, commonly known as the Andaman wolf snake and Tiwari's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands of India.[2][3][4]
Etymology[]
The specific name, tiwarii, is in honor of Indian zoologist .[5]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ , Sanyal DP (1965). "A new species of wolf-snake of the genus Lycodon Boie (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Calcutta 18 (2): 137-141. (Lycodon tiwarii, new species).
- ^ Das I (1999). "Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India". pp. 43–77. In: (editor) (1999). Tropical Island Herpetofauna: Origin, Current Diversity, and Conservation. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. 353 pp. ISBN 978-0444501950.
- ^ (2003). "The distribution of some reptiles in the Nicobar Islands, India". ANET technical report – May 2003.
- ^ , (2006). "Taxonomy, Natural History, And Distribution Of The Snakes Of The Nicobar Islands (INDIA), Based On New Materials And With An Emphasis On Endemic Species". Russian Journal of Herpetology 13 (1): 11–40.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lycodon tiwarii, p. 266).
- ^ Species Lycodon tiwarii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[]
- Whitaker R, (2008). Snakes of India: The Flield Guide. Cennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN 978-8190187305.
Categories:
- Lycodon
- Reptiles of India
- Endemic fauna of India
- Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Reptiles described in 1965
- Colubrid stubs