Lycodon zawi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Lycodon |
Species: | L. zawi
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Binomial name | |
Lycodon zawi
Slowinski et al., 2001
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Lycodon zawi, commonly known as Zaw's wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia
The specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division. [2] [3]
L. zawi is found in Bangladesh, northeastern India ( Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma). [4]
Dorsally, L. zawi is brownish black with white crossbands. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. It can grow to 48 cm (19 inches) in total length (including tail). [5]
Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than 500 m (1,600 ft) [1] in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.
L. zawi feeds mainly on small lizards such as skinks and geckos. [6]
Lycodon zawi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Lycodon |
Species: | L. zawi
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Binomial name | |
Lycodon zawi
Slowinski et al., 2001
|
Lycodon zawi, commonly known as Zaw's wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia
The specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division. [2] [3]
L. zawi is found in Bangladesh, northeastern India ( Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma). [4]
Dorsally, L. zawi is brownish black with white crossbands. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. It can grow to 48 cm (19 inches) in total length (including tail). [5]
Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than 500 m (1,600 ft) [1] in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.
L. zawi feeds mainly on small lizards such as skinks and geckos. [6]