Lycodon is a
genus of
colubridsnakes, commonly known as wolf snakes.[3] The
Neo-Latin name Lycodon is derived from the
Greek words λύκος (lykos) meaning wolf and οδόν (odon) meaning tooth,[4] and refers to the fang-like anterior
maxillary and
mandibular teeth.[2] They are nonvenomous, but many members of this genus strongly resemble the venomous
kraits in appearance, an example of
Emsleyan mimicry.
Species
The genus Lycodon comprises 73 recognized
species.[5]
Nota bene: A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodon.
References
^Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K.K. zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner, five unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Lycodon, new genus, p. 57). (in
German and
Latin).
^
abBoulenger 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. (Genus Lycodon, p. 348, Figure 23).
^Mish, Frederick C. (Editor in Chief) (2004). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 40a + 1,623 pp.
ISBN0-87779-809-5. ("lycopodium", p. 742; "odonate" p. 860).
Lycodon is a
genus of
colubridsnakes, commonly known as wolf snakes.[3] The
Neo-Latin name Lycodon is derived from the
Greek words λύκος (lykos) meaning wolf and οδόν (odon) meaning tooth,[4] and refers to the fang-like anterior
maxillary and
mandibular teeth.[2] They are nonvenomous, but many members of this genus strongly resemble the venomous
kraits in appearance, an example of
Emsleyan mimicry.
Species
The genus Lycodon comprises 73 recognized
species.[5]
Nota bene: A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodon.
References
^Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschafts-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K.K. zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner, five unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Lycodon, new genus, p. 57). (in
German and
Latin).
^
abBoulenger 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. (Genus Lycodon, p. 348, Figure 23).
^Mish, Frederick C. (Editor in Chief) (2004). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 40a + 1,623 pp.
ISBN0-87779-809-5. ("lycopodium", p. 742; "odonate" p. 860).