Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Psammodynastes pulverulentus | |
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Mock viper in the Philippines | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Psammodynastes |
Species: | P. pulverulentus |
Binomial name | |
Psammodynastes pulverulentus (H. Boie, 1827) | |
The common mock viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus) is a species of snake native to Asia. It is one of the few snake species to possess three hemipenes.
Mock viper is a small snake (total length up to 65 centimetres (26 in), less in males), but it will form defensive coils and strike in viper-like fashion when threatened.[1]
Distribution
The common mock viper is known from Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China (Fujian, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan), Hong Kong, NE India (Assam, Sikkim, Darjelling;Jalpaiguri; Meghalaya,Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Indonesia (Bali, Bangka, Borneo, Butung, Enggano, Flores, Java, Kalimantan, Komodo, Lombok, Mentawai Archipelago, Natuna Archipelago, Padar, Riau Archipelago, Rinca, Sangihe Archipelago, Sulawesi, Sula Archipelago, Sumatra, Sumba, Sumbawa, Togian Archipelago), Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman), Nepal, the Philippines (Balabac, Basilan, Bohol, Bongao, Busuanga, Dinagat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar), Taiwan, Thailand (incl. Phuket), and Vietnam.[2]
Subspecies Psammodynastes pulverulentus papenfussi is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]
Gallery
- Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Nam Nao National Park.
References
- 1 2 Hans Breuer & William Christopher Murphy (2009–2010). "Psammodynastes pulverulentus". Snakes of Taiwan. Retrieved 14 October 2012. External link in
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(help) - 1 2 Psammodynastes pulverulentus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Psammodynastes pulverulentus. |
- Snakes of Taiwan – Mock Viper
- Reptiles in Hong Kong – Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie, 1827), Mock Viper 紫沙蛇