Lycodon davidi

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 davidi

Name

• Lycodon davidi Vogel, Nguyen, Kingsda & Ziegler, 2012

Holotype: IEBR A.2011.7, male (ventral tail base dissected), (Figs 1–3, 5, 6), collected by Truong Quang Nguyen and Phouthone Kingsada on 6 May 2010.

Type locality: Nam Cave 268 m elevation, near Ban Muang Song, Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province, Laos.

Etymology: Named in honour of the author's friend and colleague Patrick David (MNHN, Paris, France), for his outstanding contributions to the reptile fauna of the Oriental Region.

References

• Vogel, G., T.Q. Nguyen, P. Kingsada & T. Ziegler, 2012: A new species of the genus Lycodon Boie, 1826 from Laos (Squamata: Colubridae). North-western journal of zoology, 8: 344–352. PDF.

Vernacular names

English: David’s Wolf Snake