Biology:Lycodon butleri
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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. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon butleri Boulenger, 1900
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 20 November 2021 - ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Wolf snake". http://www.britannica.com/animal/wolf-snake.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3268421 entry
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