Biology:Lycodon butleri

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Lycodon butleri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. butleri
Binomial name
Lycodon butleri
Boulenger, 1900

Lycodon butleri, also known commonly as Butler's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[1] The species is native to southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

Lycodon butleri is named after British zoologist Arthur Lennox Butler (1873–1939), the Curator of the Selangor State Museum.[1][3]

Reproduction

Lycodon butleri is oviparous (egg-laying).[1]

Phylogeny

Lycodon butleri is a member of the genus Lycodon, a genus of snakes commonly known as wolf snakes.[4] The genus belongs to the snake family Colubridae, the largest snake family, with member species being found on every continent except Antarctica.[5]

Habitat and ecology

L. butleri is a terrestrial species, found in montane forests at elevations between 1,100 and 1,500 m (3,600 and 4,900 ft) above sea-level.[2] It is partly arboreal.[1]

Geographic range

L. butleri has been recorded from the province of Krabi in southern Thailand, as well as from peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Conservation status

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers Lycodon butleri to be a species of "Least Concern", based on a 2011 survey. The species faces no major threats, and no population trends are known. No species-specific conservation policies exist for this snake, but its range includes several protected areas.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hallermann, Jakob; Uetz, Peter. "Lycodon butleri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lycodon&species=butleri. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 20 November 2021
  3. 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. (Lycodon butleri, p. 44).
  4. "Wolf snake". http://www.britannica.com/animal/wolf-snake. 
  5. Bauer, Aaron M. (1998). Cogger, H.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 188–195. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. 

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1900). "Description of a new Snake from the Perak Hills". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 13: 336. (Lycodon butleri, new species).
  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN:978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN:978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN:978-1906780708.


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