Biology:Blanford's bridle snake
| Blanford's bridle snake | |
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| from Kaeng Krachan National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. davisonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon davisonii | |
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Blanford's bridle snake (Lycodon davisonii), also known commonly as Blanford's bridal snake,[3][4] is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.[2][3] Blanford's bridle snake is so named because its slim body resembles the bridle used to control horses.[citation needed]
Geographic range
L. davisonii is found in Cambodia, southern China , Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[5]
Etymology
The specific name, davisonii, is in honor of British ornithologist William Ruxton Davison.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. davisonii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[5]
Behavior
L. davisonii is terrestrial, semiarboreal, and nocturnal.[5]
Diet
L. davisonii preys upon geckos and other small vertebrates.[5]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ "Dryocalamus davisonii ". Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Dryocalamus_davisonii/classification/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dryocalamus davisonii BLANFORD 1878". ubio.org. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=191198.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lycodon davisonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dryocalamus davisonii, p. 66).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Blanford WT (1878). "Notes on some Reptilia from the Himalayas and Burma". Journal of the Asiatic Society of 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
Wikidata ☰ Q281276 entry
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