Lycodon zawi
| Lycodon zawi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. zawi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon zawi Slowinski et al., 2001 | |
Lycodon zawi, commonly known as Zaw's wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake.
Etymology
The specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in Bangladesh, NE India ( Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma).[3]
Description
Lycodon zawi is black with white bands. It can grow to 50 cm (20 inches) in total length.
Habitat
Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than 500 m in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.
Diet
It feeds mainly on geckos.
References
- ↑ Wogan, G. & Vogel, G. (2012). "Lycodon zawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 402.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Slowinski, J. B.; Pawar, S. S.; Win, H.; Thin, T.; Tun, H.; Gyi, S. W.; Oo, S. L.; and Tun, H. 2001. A new Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Northeast India and Myanmar (Burma). Proc. California Acad. Sci. 52: 397-405.
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