Pseudoxenodon macrops

Pseudoxenodon macrops
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pseudoxenodon
Species:	P. macrops
Binomial name
	Pseudoxenodon macrops; (Blyth, 1855)
Synonyms
	Tropidonotus macrops ; Blyth, 1855; Xenodon macrophthalmus ; Günther, 1858 (part); Tropidonotus sikkimensis ; Anderson, 1871; Pseudoxenodon macrops ; — Boulenger, 1890 ;

Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the big-eyed bamboo snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.

Description[edit]

P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.

Diet[edit]

P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.^[3]

Venom[edit]

P. macrops is a mildly venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.

Reproduction[edit]

P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.^[3]

Subspecies[edit]

There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Pseudoxenodon macrops fukiensis Pope, 1928
Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops (Blyth, 1855)
Pseudoxenodon macrops sinensis Boulenger, 1904

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[edit]

P. macrops is found in Northeast India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu).^[2] It is also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Wogan, G.; Vogel, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudoxenodon macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191926A2016213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191926A2016213.en. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pseudoxenodon macrops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ ^a ^b Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, p. 43)
^ IUCN Bangladesh (2015). Red List of Bangladesh: A Brief on Assessment Result 2015 (PDF). Dhaka, Bangladesh: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office.

Further reading[edit]

Blyth E. 1855. Notices and Descriptions of various Reptiles, new or little known [part 2]. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta 23 (3): 287–302. (Tropidonotus macrops, new species, pp. 296–297).
Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 340–341).
Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, pp. 311–313).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Wogan, G.; Vogel, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Pseudoxenodon macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191926A2016213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191926A2016213.en. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[RDB-2] Pseudoxenodon macrops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[Das2002-3] Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Pseudoxenodon macrops, p. 43)

[4] IUCN Bangladesh (2015). Red List of Bangladesh: A Brief on Assessment Result 2015 (PDF). Dhaka, Bangladesh: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office.

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