Lycodon mackinnoni
| Lycodon mackinnoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. mackinnoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon mackinnoni Wall,1906 | |
Lycodon mackinnoni, commonly known as Mackinnon's wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, mackinnoni, is in honor of "Mr. P.W. Mackinnon" who collected the type specimen "in his own garden at 6,100 feet (1,900 m)".[1]
Geographic range
It is found in Pakistan (in the western Himalayas).
Footnotes
Further reading
- Lanza, B. 1999. A new species of Lycodon from the Philippines, with a key to the genus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Tropical Zoology 12: 89-104.
- Wall, F. 1906. A new Himalayan snake (Lycodon mackinnoni). J. Bombay NHS xvii: 29-30.
- Wall, F. 1923. A Hand-list of the Snakes of the Indian Empire. Part 2. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 29: 598-632.