Lycodon osmanhilli
| Lycodon osmanhilli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. osmanhilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950 | |
Lycodon osmanhilli, commonly known as the Colombo wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The specific name, osmanhilli, is in honor of British anatomist William Charles Osman Hill, who collected the type specimen.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Somaweera R, de Silva A (2009). "Lycodon osmanhilli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ↑ Taylor, 1950.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lycodon osmanhilli, p. 197).
Further reading
- Taylor EH (1950). "The Snakes of Ceylon". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33 (14): 519-603. (Lycodon osmanhilli, new species, pp. 562–565, Plate XX).
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