Lycodon muelleri

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Lycodon muelleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. muelleri
Binomial name
Lycodon muelleri
Synonyms[2]
  • Odontomus muelleri
    (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
  • Haplonodon philippinensis
    Griffin, 1910

Lycodon muelleri, also known commonly Müller's wolf snake,[2] Muller's wolf snake,[1] and the Java wolf snake,[3] is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.[2] The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, muelleri, is in honor of German naturalist Salomon Müller.[3]: 184 

Description

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Lycodon muelleri may attain a total length of about 80 cm (31 in), which includes a tail length of about 20 cm (7.9 in). The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 17 rows. The ventrals number 196–203. The anal plate is entire (undivided). The subcaudals are paired (divided).[4]

Dentition

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Lycodon muelleri has the following dentition. The teeth on the maxilla increase in size from the first tooth to the eighth tooth, the last three or four of which are sturdy and fang-like. After a short interspace, there are three small teeth. These are followed by three large teeth which are fang-link and laterally compressed.[4]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of Lycodon muelleri is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,235 m (4,052 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas.[1]

Reproduction

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Lycodon muelleri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d dela Cruz, C.; Pitogo, K.; Brown, R.; Ledesma, M.; Gonzalez, J.C.T. (2022). "Lycodon muelleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T169788A180676692. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lycodon muelleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, E.H. (1922). The Snakes of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Science. 312 pp; + Plates 1–37. (Haplonodon philippinensis, pp. 126–128, Figure 13, Table 22 + Plate 9).

Further reading

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  • Duméril, A.-M.-C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A. (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 760 pp. ("Lycodon Mülleri ", new species, pp. 382–384). (in French).
  • Griffin, L.E. (1910). "A List of Snakes from the Island of Polillo, P. I., with Descriptions of a New Genus and Two New Species". Philippine Journal of Science. D. Ethnology, Anthropology, and General Biology. 5 (4): 211–215 + Plate I. (Haplonodon philippinensis, new species, pp. 212–213, drawing of maxilla + Plate I, three views of head and neck).
  • Leviton, A.E. (1965). "Contributions to a Review of Philippine Snakes. VIII. The Snakes of the Genus Lycodon H. Boie". Philippine Journal of Science. 94 (1): 117–140.
  • Weinell, J.L.; Hooper, E.; Leviton, A.E.; Brown, R.M. (2019). "Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series. 66 (1): 1–49. (Lycodon muelleri, p. 28).


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