Lycodon tiwarii

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Lycodon tiwarii
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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Etymology

The specific name, tiwarii, is in honor of Indian zoologist Krishna Kant Tiwari. [7]

Reproduction

L. tiwarii is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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).

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