Lycodon zawi
| Lycodon zawi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| 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 .5 m (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.