Dryocalamus davisonii
| Dryocalamus davisonii | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Dryocalamus |
| Species: | D. davisonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryocalamus davisonii (Blanford, 1878) [2][3] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dryocalamus davisonii, commonly known as Blanford's bridle snake[4][5] or Blanford's bridal snake, is a species of harmless colubrid snake endemic to Asia.[3][4]
Geographic range
D. davisonii is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand.[1][6]
Etymology
The specific name, davisonii, is in honor of British ornithologist William Ruxton Davison.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thy N, Nguyen TQ, Chan-Ard T, Golynsky E. (2011). "Dryocalamus davisonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Dryocalamus davisonii ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dryocalamus davisonii BLANFORD 1878". ubio.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dryocalamus davisonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dryocalamus davisonii, p. 66).
- ↑ "Dryocalamus davisonii ". National Parks of Thailand. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
Further reading
- Blanford WT. 1878. Notes on some Reptilia from the Himalayas and Burma. Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 47 (2): 125-131. (Ulupe davisoni, new species, pp. 129-130). (in Latin and English).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Hydrophobus davisonii, new combination, p. 299).
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Dryocalamus davisonii, new combination, p. 372).
- Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Dryocalamus davisoni, pp. 274-275).