Pseudoxenodon macrops

Pseudoxenodon macrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Pseudoxenodontinae
Genus: Pseudoxenodon
Species: P. macrops
Binomial name
Pseudoxenodon macrops
(Blyth, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Tropidonotus macrops
    Blyth, 1855
  • Xenodon macrophthalmus
    Günther, 1858 (part)
  • Tropidonotus sikkimensis
    Anderson, 1871
  • Pseudoxenodon macrops
    Boulenger, 1890 [1]

Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the Chinese false cobra, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.

Description

P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.

Diet

P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.[2]

Venom

P. macrops is a venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.

Reproduction

P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.[2]

Subspecies

There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.

Geographic range

P. macrops is found in India (Darjeeling, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district) ), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pseudoxenodon macrops". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 1 2 Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, p. 43)

Further reading


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