Biology:Lycodon osmanhilli

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Lycodon osmanhilli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. osmanhilli
Binomial name
Lycodon osmanhilli
Taylor, 1950

Lycodon osmanhilli, commonly known as the flowery wolf snake or Colombo wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, found in India and Sri Lanka.

References

  1. "Lycodon osmanhilli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2010: e.T176844A7315956. 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176844A7315956.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/176844/0. Retrieved 14 January 2018. 

Vogel, G., Ganesh, S R,. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus(Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (1): 25–36.

Further reading

  • Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33 (14): 519-603. (Lycodon osmanhilli, new species, pp. 562–565, Plate XX).

Wikidata ☰ Q2713710 entry