Psammodynastes pictus
Painted mock viper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Genus: | Psammodynastes |
Species: | P. pictus
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Binomial name | |
Psammodynastes pictus Günther, 1858
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Synonyms[1] | |
Psammophis (Psammodynastes) conjunctus Peters, 1868 |
Psammodynastes pictus, the painted mock viper or spotted mock viper, is a species of snake from Southeast Asia.[1]
Distribution[]
The type locality is Borneo and (erroneously) India. In Borneo this species is found in both Brunei, East Malaysia and Kalimantan. It also occurs in the Malay Peninsula including Singapore and in Sumatra, Belitung, Bangka, Simeulue, and Riau Archipelago (Indonesia).[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Psammodynastes pictus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 April 2018.
- Günther, A. 1858 Catalogue of Colubrine snakes of the British Museum. London, I - XVI, 1 - 281
Categories:
- Colubrids
- Snakes of Southeast Asia
- Reptiles of Brunei
- Reptiles of Indonesia
- Reptiles of Malaysia
- Reptiles of Singapore
- Fauna of Sumatra
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Reptiles described in 1858
- Colubrid stubs