Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Pseudoxenodon |
Species: | P. karlschmidti |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti Pope, 1928 | |
Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti, commonly known as the Chinese bamboo snake [2] and Karl Schmidt's false cobra, [1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. There are three recognized subspecies. [2]
The specific name, karlschmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. karlschmidti is near streams in forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft), but it has also been found in cropland. [1]
The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
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