The dull bamboo snake (Pseudoxenodon inornatus), also known commonly as the Javanese false cobra, is a species of snake in the subfamily Pseudoxenodontidae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. There are three recognized subspecies.
Habitat
P. inornatus lives in bamboo and wet montane forests.
Description
P. inornatus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , plus a tail length of . Its dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows. It can spread its neck similar to a cobra.
Reproduction
P. inornatus is oviparous.
Subspecies
The following three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
- Pseudoxenodon inornatus inornatus
- Pseudoxenodon inornatus buettikoferi
- Pseudoxenodon inornatus jacobsonii
Etymology
The subspecific name, jacobsonii, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Edward Richard Jacobson (1870âÂÂ1944).
References
Further reading
- Boie F (1827). "Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien. 1te Lieferung : Ophidier ". Isis von Oken 20: 508âÂÂ566. (Xenodon inornatus, new species, p. 541). (in German and Latin).
- Brongersma LD, Helle W (1951). "Notes on Indo-Australian snakes I." Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences 54: 3âÂÂ10. (Pseudoxenodon inornatus büttikoferi, new subspecies).
- de Rooij N (1917). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. II. Ophidia. Leiden: E.J. Brill Ltd. xiv + 334 pp. (Pseudoxenodon inornatus, pp. 56âÂÂ57, Figure 33).
- Lidth de Jeude TW (1922). "Snakes from Sumatra". Zoologische Mededeelingingen 6: 239âÂÂ253. (Pseudoxenodon jacobsonii, new species, p. 240).