Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti

Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoxenodon
Species:
P. karlschmidti
Binomial name
Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti
Pope, 1928

Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti, commonly known as the Chinese bamboo snake[2] and Karl Schmidt's false cobra,[1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. There are three recognized subspecies.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, karlschmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. karlschmidti is near streams in forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft), but it has also been found in cropland.[1]

Diet

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P. karlschmidti preys predominately upon frogs.[1]

Reproduction

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P. karlschmidti is oviparous.[1][2]

Subspecies

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The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

  • Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti karlschmidti Pope, 1928
  • Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti popei Gressitt, 1936
  • Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti sinii Fan, 1931

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e China Snakes Working Group. (2014). "Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T191917A2015185. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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. (Pseudoxenodon karlschmidtii, p. 138).

Further reading

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  • Fan T-H (1931). "Preliminary Report of Reptiles from Yaoshan, Kwangsi, China". Bulletin of the Department of Biology, College of Science, Sun Yatsen University (11): 1–154. (Pseudoxenodon sinii, new species, p. 72).
  • Gressitt JL (1936). "New Reptiles from Formosa and Hainan". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 117–121. (Pseudoxenodon popei, new species, p. 119).
  • Pope CH (1928). "Seven New Reptiles from Fukien Province, China". American Museum Novitates (320): 1–6. (Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti, new species, pp. 3–4).