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Blanford's bridle snake
Blanford's bridle snake (Lycodon davisonii), also known commonly as Blanford's bridal snake,[4][5] is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.[3][4] Blanford's bridle snake is so named because its slim body resembles the bridle used to control horses.[citation needed]
| Blanford's bridle snake | |
|---|---|
| from Kaeng Krachan National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. davisonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon davisonii | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Geographic range edit
L. davisonii is found in Cambodia, southern China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
Etymology edit
The specific name, davisonii, is in honor of British ornithologist William Ruxton Davison.[5]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. davisonii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior edit
L. davisonii is terrestrial, semiarboreal, and nocturnal.[1]
Diet edit
L. davisonii preys upon geckos and other small vertebrates.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Chan-Ard, T.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Lycodon davisonii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T183193A1732700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T183193A1732700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Dryocalamus davisonii ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Dryocalamus davisonii BLANFORD 1878". ubio.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d Lycodon davisonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dryocalamus davisonii, p. 66).
Further reading edit
- Blanford WT (1878). "Notes on some Reptilia from the Himalayas and Burma". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 47 (2): 125–131. (Ulupe davisoni, new species, pp. 129–130). (in Latin and English).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Hydrophobus davisonii, new combination, p. 299).
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Dryocalamus davisonii, new combination, p. 372).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Dryocalamus davisoni, pp. 274–275).
External links edit
- Flickr photo by Michael Cota
- Flickr photo by Alexandre Roux