Lycodon tiwarii

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Mohapatra, P. |year=2021 |title=Lycodon tiwarii |volume=2021 |page=e.T202845A2757292 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202845A2757292.en |access-date=12 December 2022}}

| genus = Lycodon

| species = tiwarii

| authority = Biswas & Sanyal, 1965Biswas S, Sanyal DP (1965). "A new species of wolf-snake of the genus Lycodon Boie (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Calcutta 18 (2): 137–141. (Lycodon tiwarii, new species).

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Lycodon tiwarii, commonly known as the Andaman wolf snake and Tiwari's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands of India.Das I (1999). "Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India". pp. 43–77. In: Ota H (editor) (1999). Tropical Island Herpetofauna: Origin, Current Diversity, and Conservation. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. 353 pp. {{ISBN|978-0444501950}}.Krishnan S (2003). "The distribution of some reptiles in the Nicobar Islands, India". ANET technical report – May 2003.Vijayakumar SP, David P (2006). "Taxonomy, Natural History, And Distribution Of The Snakes Of The Nicobar Islands (INDIA), Based On New Materials And With An Emphasis On Endemic Species". Russian Journal of Herpetology 13 (1): 11–40.

Etymology

The specific name, tiwarii, is in honor of Indian zoologist Krishna Kant Tiwari.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}}. (Lycodon tiwarii, p. 266).

Reproduction

L. tiwarii is oviparous.{{NRDB species|genus=Lycodon|species=tiwarii}}

References

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Further reading

  • Whitaker R, Captain A (2008). Snakes of India: The Flield Guide. Cennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. {{ISBN|978-8190187305}}.

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tiwarii

Category:Snakes of India

Category:Endemic fauna of India

Category:Fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Category:Reptiles described in 1965

Category:Taxa named by Sayantan Biswas

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