Lycodon zawi
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Lycodon zawi, commonly known as Zaw's wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia
Etymology
The specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division.[1][2]
Geographic range
L. zawi is found in Bangladesh, northeastern India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma).[3]
Description
Dorsally, L. zawi is brownish black with white crossbands. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. It can grow to 48 cm (19 inches) in total length (including tail).[4]
Habitat
Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than Template:Convert[5] in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.
Diet
L. zawi feeds mainly on small lizards such as skinks and geckos.[6]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
- Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Majumder, Joydeb (2018). "Record of Lycodon zawi (Squamata: Colubridae) in Tripura and its range extension in northeast India: an Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots [sic] of the world". Biodiversity International Journal 2 (3): 303–304.
- Slowinski JB, Pawar SS, Win H, Thin T, Gyi SW, Oo SL, Tun H (2001). "A New Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Northeast India and Myanmar (Burma)". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences 52: 397–405. (Lycodon zawi, new species).
- Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 402.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Lycodon zawi, p. 293).
- ↑ a b Species Lycodon zawi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 398.
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