Pseudoxenodon macrops

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Pseudoxenodon macrops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoxenodon
Species:
P. macrops
Binomial name
Pseudoxenodon macrops
(Blyth, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Tropidonotus macrops
    Blyth, 1855
  • Xenodon macrophthalmus
    Günther, 1858 (part)
  • Tropidonotus sikkimensis
    Anderson, 1871
  • Pseudoxenodon macrops
    Boulenger, 1890 [2]

Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the big-eyed bamboo snake, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.

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Description

False cobra Pseudoxenodon macrops in Arunachal Pradesh, India False Cobra (Psuedoxenodon macrops).jpg
False cobra Pseudoxenodon macrops in Arunachal Pradesh, India

P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.

Diet

P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards. [3]

Venom

P. macrops is a venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.

Reproduction

P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs. [3]

Subspecies

There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies. [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.

Geographic range

P. macrops is found in India (Darjeeling, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district) ), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou  ?, Gansu). [2] It is also found in Bhutan. [4] Very recently it also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh. [5]

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References

  1. Wogan, G.; Vogel, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudoxenodon macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T191926A2016213. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191926A2016213.en . Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pseudoxenodon macrops". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 1 2 Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN   0-88359-056-5. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, p. 43)
  4. "Pseudoxenodon macrops".
  5. https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-549.3-003-Brief.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]

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