Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti
| Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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
[edit]The specific name, karlschmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[3]
Habitat
[edit]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
[edit]P. karlschmidti preys predominately upon frogs.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]P. karlschmidti is oviparous.[1][2]
Subspecies
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 December 2021.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).
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