Lycodon anamallensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon anamallensis

Name

Lycodon anamallensis Günther, 1864: 318

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.14.92, ♀, presented by Captain B.H. Beddome.
• Type locality: “Anamallay Mountains [=Anaimalai Hills]”, Western Ghats, India.

Synonyms

• Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950: 562
  • Holotype: KU 24141, collected by W. C. Osman Hill.
  • Type locality: “Colombo, Ceylon”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1950. The Snakes of Ceylon. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33 pt. II(14): 519–603. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ganesh, S.R. & Vogel, G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bonn zoological Bulletin 67(1): 25–36. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Mohapatra, P., Srinivasulu, C., Ganesh, S.R. & Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Lycodon anamallensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T150205307A123304309. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T150205307A123304309.en. Accessed on 20 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Anaimalai Wolf Snake