Pseudoxenodon macrops
| Pseudoxenodon macrops | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudoxenodontinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoxenodon |
| Species: | P. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoxenodon macrops (Blyth, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the Chinese false cobra, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.
Description
P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.
Diet
P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.[2]
Venom
P. macrops is a venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.
Reproduction
P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.[2]
Subspecies
There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Pseudoxenodon macrops fukiensis Pope, 1928
- Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops (Blyth, 1855)
- Pseudoxenodon macrops sinensis Boulenger, 1904
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.
Geographic range
P. macrops is found in India (Darjeeling, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district) ), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu).[1] Very recently it also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh.
References
Further reading
- Blyth E. 1855. Notices and Descriptions of various Reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta 23 (3): 287-302. (Tropidonotus macrops, new species, pp. 296–297).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 340–341).
- Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 311–313).