Lycodon osmanhilli

Lycodon osmanhilli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Lycodon
Species: L. osmanhilli
Binomial name
Lycodon osmanhilli
Taylor, 1950

Lycodon osmanhilli, commonly known as the flowery wolf snake or Colombo wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, found in India and Sri Lanka.

References

  1. Somaweera R, de Silva A (2010). "Lycodon osmanhilli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T176844A7315956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176844A7315956.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

Vogel, G., Ganesh, S R,. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus(Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) Bonn zoological Bulletin 67 (1): 25–36.

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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