Dryocalamus davisonii
| Dryocalamus davisonii | |
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| 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] | |
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Dryocalamus davisonii, commonly known as Blanford's bridle snake,[4][5] is a species of harmless colubrid snake endemic to Asia.[3][4] The Blanford Bridle snake is so named because its slim body ressembles the bridle used to control horses.
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 2 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.
- 1 2 "Dryocalamus davisonii BLANFORD 1878". ubio.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 Dryocalamus davisonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 1 2 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).
External links
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