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Lycodon anamallensis

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Lycodon osmanhilli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Colubridae
Subfamily:
Colubrinae
Genus:
Lycodon
Species:
L. osmanhilli
Binomial name
Lycodon osmanhilli
Taylor, 1950

Lycodon osmanhilli, commonly known as the Colombo wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, osmanhilli, is in honor of British anatomist William Charles Osman Hill who collected the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Taylor, 1950.

Further reading

  • Taylor, E.H. 1950. The Snakes of Ceylon. Univ. Kans. Sci. Bull. 33(14):519-603. (Lycodon osmanhilli, pp. 562-565, inc. Plate XX.)
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