Lycodon anamallensis

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| image = Lycodon aulicus2 sal.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite iucn|vauthors=Somaweera R, de Silva A|title=Lycodon osmanhilli |volume=2010|page=e.T176844A7315956|date=2010|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176844A7315956.en}}

| genus = Lycodon

| species = fasciolatus

| authority = shaw, 1802

| synonyms = Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, 1950

"Lycodon anamallensis" güenther, 1864

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Lycodon anamallensis , also known commonly as the Colombo wolf snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Geographic range

L. anamallensis is found in South India and Sri Lanka.

Behavior and habitat

Like all members of its genus, L. anamallensis is a nocturnal species that is commonly found in and around human habitations, apart from natural habitat. It is partly arboreal and feeds primarily on geckos, skinks, & other small animals. It is nonvenomous.

Reproduction

L. anamallensis is oviparous.

Taxonomy

Previously, a population of this species, under the name Lycodon osmanhilli, had been thought to be endemic to Sri Lanka, until 2018 when its nomenclature, classification, and distribution were resolved by S.R. Ganesh and G. Vogel.

Etymology

The specific name, osmanhilli, is in honour of British anatomist William Charles Osman Hill.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Lycodon osmanhilli, p. 197).

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