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

  1. 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.
  2. Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 402.
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading


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