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Lycodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878)

Gammie's wolf snake, Sikkim false wolf snake, Darjeeling false wolf snake

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered

 

Distribution

India

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Blanford, W. T. (1878). Notes on some Reptilia from the Himalayas and Burma. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) xlvii: 125-131.

 

Other references:

Basfore, B., M.J. Kalita, N. Sharma & A.R. Boro (2024). An updated checklist of snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in northeastern India derived from a review of recent literature. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(11): 26131-26149. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8741.16.11.26131-26149

Jha, A. and Thapa, K. (2002). Reptiles and Amphibians of Sikkim. Xerox Plus, Kalimpong, India. 100 pp.

Mistry, V. (2007). Rediscovery of the Sikkim False Wolf Snake. Hornbill (Jul-Sep): 18-19.

Mistry, Viral, Vogel, Gernot and Tillack, Frank. (2007). Rediscovery of Dinodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878)(Serpents: Colubridae) with discussion on its validity. Hamadryad. 31(2): 265-273.

http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lycodon&species=gammiei

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13095/gammies-wolf-snake

 

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