Lycodon sidiki

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Lycodon sidiki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. sidiki
Binomial name
Lycodon sidiki
Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017

Lycodon sidiki is one of seven Sunda Shelf species of snakes in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Aceh Province, Sumatra. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name sidiki is due to honor of Indonesian herpetologist, Irvan Sidik, to his contributions for the herpetology. [2]

Description

The species can identified from other wolf snakes, by the absence of preocular scale and presence of keeled dorsal scales. Smaller snakes have bright orange-red venter and older snakes have creamy venter. [2]

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References

  1. Wostl, E. (2021). "Lycodon sidiki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T127912332A127912336. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127912332A127912336.en . Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "A New Species of Wolf Snake of the Genus Lycodon H. Boie in Fitzinger (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Aceh Province of northern Sumatra, Indonesia". Zootaxa. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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