Biology:Lycodon tiwarii
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Short description: Species of snake
| Lycodon tiwarii | |
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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: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. tiwarii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon tiwarii Biswas & Sanyal, 1965[2]
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Lycodon tiwarii, commonly known as the Andaman wolf snake and Tiwari's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands of India .[1][3][4][5][6]
Etymology
The specific name, tiwarii, is in honor of Indian zoologist Krishna Kant Tiwari.[7]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mohapatra, P. (2021). "Lycodon tiwarii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T202845A2757292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202845A2757292.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202845/2757292. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ↑ Biswas S, Sanyal DP (1965). "A new species of wolf-snake of the genus Lycodon Boie (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Calcutta 18 (2): 137–141. (Lycodon tiwarii, new species).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lycodon tiwarii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Das I (1999). "Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India". pp. 43–77. In: Ota H (editor) (1999). Tropical Island Herpetofauna: Origin, Current Diversity, and Conservation. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. 353 pp. ISBN:978-0444501950.
- ↑ Krishnan S (2003). "The distribution of some reptiles in the Nicobar Islands, India". ANET technical report – May 2003.
- ↑ Vijayakumar SP, David P (2006). "Taxonomy, Natural History, And Distribution Of The Snakes Of The Nicobar Islands (INDIA), Based On New Materials And With An Emphasis On Endemic Species". Russian Journal of Herpetology 13 (1): 11–40.
- ↑ 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. (Lycodon tiwarii, p. 266).
Further reading
- Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Flield Guide. Cennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN:978-8190187305.
Wikidata ☰ Q2713967 entry
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