Subphylum Vertebrata Subfamily Pseudoxenodontinae Order Scaled reptiles | ||
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Similar Pseudoxenodon, False cobra, Scaled reptiles, Pseudoxenodontidae, Pareas carinatus | ||
Photo session with pseudoxenodon macrops
Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the Chinese false cobra, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.
Contents
- Photo session with pseudoxenodon macrops
- Pseudoxenodon macrops playing dead
- Description
- Diet
- Venom
- Reproduction
- Subspecies
- Geographic range
- References
Pseudoxenodon macrops playing dead
Description
P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.
Diet
P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.
Venom
P. macrops is a venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.
Reproduction
P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.
Subspecies
There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.
Geographic range
P. macrops is found in India (Darjeeling, Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district) ), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu). Very recently it also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh.