Lycodon zawi, commonly known as Zaw's wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. zawi
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| Lycodon zawi Slowinski et al., 2001
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Etymology
editThe specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division.[2][3]
Geographic range
editL. zawi is found in Bangladesh, northeastern India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma).[4]
Description
editDorsally, L. zawi is brownish black with white crossbands. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. It can grow to 48 cm (19 inches) in total length (including tail).[5]
Habitat
editZaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than 500 m (1,600 ft)[1] in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.
Diet
editL. zawi feeds mainly on small lizards such as skinks and geckos.[6]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Wogan, G.; Vogel, G. (2012). "Lycodon zawi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T176846A1449629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176846A1449629.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 402.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lycodon zawi, p. 293).
- ^ a b Species Lycodon zawi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 398.
- ^ Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 403.
Further reading
edit- Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1906780708.
- Majumder, Joydeb (2018). "Record of Lycodon zawi (Squamata: Colubridae) in Tripura and its range extension in northeast India: an Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots [sic] of the world". Biodiversity International Journal 2 (3): 303–304.
- Slowinski JB, Pawar SS, Win H, Thin T, Gyi SW, Oo SL, Tun H (2001). "A New Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Northeast India and Myanmar (Burma)". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences 52: 397–405. (Lycodon zawi, new species).
- Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Chennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. ISBN 978-8190187305.
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