Lycodon hypsirhinoides
Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon hypsirhinoides
Name
[edit]Lycodon hypsirhinoides (Theobald, 1868)
- Holotype: ZSI 8145, sex unknown, collected by R.C. Tytler, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Andamans”, in the Bay of Bengal.
Combinations
[edit]- Tytleria hypsirhinoides Theobald, 1868: 66 [original combination]
- Lycodon hypsirhinoides — Vogel & Harikrishnan, 2013: 20 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
[edit]- India: Andaman Islands:North Andaman, Middle Andaman, South Andaman and Little Andaman.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Theobald, W. 1868. Catalogue of Reptiles in the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 37(extra number 146): vi + 7–88. BHL
- Vogel, G. & Harikrishnan, S. 2013. Revalidation of Lycodon hypsirhinoides (Theobald, 1868) from Andaman Islands (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) Taprobanica 5(1): 19–31. DOI: 10.4038/tapro.v5i1.5657
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Achyuthan, N.S. 2021. IUCN: Lycodon hypsirhinoides (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T48985287A48985311. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48985287A48985311.en. Accessed on 18 September 2025.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Andaman Wolf Snake