Lycodon tiwarii

Lycodon tiwarii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Lycodon
Species:	L. tiwarii
Binomial name
Lycodon tiwarii Biswas & Sanyal, 1965 [2]

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

L. tiwarii is oviparous. ^[3]

References

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 . Retrieved 12 December 2022.
2. 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 Calcutta18 (2): 137–141. (Lycodon tiwarii, new species).
3. Lycodon tiwarii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
4. 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.
5. Krishnan S (2003). "The distribution of some reptiles in the Nicobar Islands, India". ANET technical report – May 2003.
6. 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 Herpetology13 (1): 11–40.
7. 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.