Lycodon ophiophagus

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 ophiophagus

Name

Lycodon ophiophagus Vogel, David, Pauwels, Sumontha, Norval, Hendrix, Vu & Ziegler, 2009: 157

• Holotype: QSMI 0596, adult ♀ (tail dissected), collected by Montri Sumontha on 30 December 2002.
• Type locality: “Lamru Waterfall, Khao Lak-Lamru National Park, Phang-Nga Province, southern Thailand”.

References

Primary references

• Vogel, G., David, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Sumontha, M., Norval, G., Hendrix, R., Vu, N.T. & Ziegler, T. 2009. A revision of Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer 1886) auctorum (Squamata Colubridae), with the description of a new species from Thailand and a new subspecies from the Asian mainland. Tropical Zoology 22(2): 131–182. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycodon ophiophagus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 August 2020.
• Vogel, G. 2012. IUCN: Lycodon ophiophagus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191963A2021764. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191963A2021764.en

Vernacular names

English: Snake-eater Wolf Snake