Biology:Pseudoxenodon macrops
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pseudoxenodon |
| Species: | P. macrops
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| Pseudoxenodon macrops (Blyth, 1855)
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Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the Chinese false cobra, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.
Description
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P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.
Diet
P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.[3]
Venom
P. macrops is a venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.
Reproduction
P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.[3]
Subspecies
There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Pseudoxenodon macrops fukiensis Pope, 1928
- Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops (Blyth, 1855)
- Pseudoxenodon macrops sinensis Boulenger, 1904
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.
Geographic range
P. macrops is found in India (Darjeeling, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district) ), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu).[2] It is also found in Bhutan.[4] Very recently it also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh.
References
- ↑ Wogan, G.; Vogel, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudoxenodon macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191926A2016213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191926A2016213.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191926/2016213. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pseudoxenodon macrops". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN:0-88359-056-5. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, p. 43)
- ↑ "Pseudoxenodon macrops". https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudoxenodon&species=macrops.
Further reading
- Blyth E. 1855. Notices and Descriptions of various Reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta 23 (3): 287–302. (Tropidonotus macrops, new species, pp. 296–297).
- 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. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 340–341).
- 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. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 311–313).
Wikidata ☰ Q1037383 entry
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