Lycodon sidiki is one of seven Sunda Shelf species of snakes in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Aceh Province, Sumatra.[2]

Lycodon sidiki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. sidiki
Binomial name
Lycodon sidiki
Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017

Etymology

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The specific name sidiki is due to honor of Indonesian herpetologist, Irvan Sidik, to his contributions for the herpetology.[2]

Description

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The species can identified from other wolf snakes, by the absence of preocular scale and presence of keeled dorsal scales. Smaller snakes have bright orange-red venter and older snakes have creamy venter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wostl, E. (2021). "Lycodon sidiki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T127912332A127912336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127912332A127912336.en. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "A New Species of Wolf Snake of the Genus Lycodon H. Boie in Fitzinger (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Aceh Province of northern Sumatra, Indonesia". Zootaxa. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

Further reading

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  • Wostl, E.; Hamidy, A.; Kurniawan, N.; Smith, E. N. (2017). "A new species of Wolf Snake of the genus Lycodon H. Boie in Fitzinger (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Aceh Province of northern Sumatra, Indonesia". Zootaxa. 4276 (4): 539–553. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.4.6.