Captain's wood snake
Captain's wood snake or Captain’s xylophis (Xylophis captaini ) is a species of snake described in 2007. It is endemic to India.[3]
| Captain's wood snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pareidae |
| Subfamily: | Xylophiinae |
| Genus: | Xylophis |
| Species: | X. captaini |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylophis captaini | |
Geographic range
The holotype is from Kanam, Kottayam district, in the state of Kerala and was found in 2000. The snake has been recorded at low altitudes on the western side of the southern part of the Western Ghats, south of the Palakkad Gap.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, captaini, and the common name, Captain's wood snake, are in honor of Indian herpetologist Ashok Captain for his work on Indian snakes.[2][4]
References
- Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Deepak, V. & Thakur, S. (2013). "Xylophis captaini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172601A1349779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172601A1349779.en.
- Gower DJ, Winkler JD (2007). "Taxonomy of the Indian snake Xylophis Beddome (Serpentes: Caenophidia), with description of a new species" (PDF). Hamadryad. 31 (2): 315–329. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. (Xylophis captaini, new species).
- Xylophis captaini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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. (Xylophis captaini, p. 47).
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