Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Lycodon osmanhilli | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
Similar Lycodon carinatus, Lycodon chrysoprateros, Lycodon striatus, Lycodon travancoricus, Lycodon jara | ||
Lycodon osmanhilli, commonly known as the Colombo wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The specific name, osmanhilli, is in honor of British anatomist William Charles Osman Hill, who collected the type specimen.
References
Lycodon osmanhilli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA