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Lycodon travancoricus (BEDDOME, 1870)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Travancore Wolf Snake 
SynonymCercaspis travancoricus BEDDOME 1870: 169
Lycodon travancoricus – BOULENGER 1890
Lycodon travancoricus — BOULENGER 1893: 355
Lycodon travancoricus — WALL 1905: 297
Lycodon aulicus travancoricus — CONSTABLE 1940
Lycodon travancoricus — SMITH 1943: 259
Lycodon travancoricus — LANZA 1999: 98
Lycodon travancoricus — MURTHY 2010
Lycodon travancoricus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 397 
DistributionPakistan, India (Western Ghats, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa = Odisha, Gujarat ?)

Type locality: “Travancore hills, Attraymallay, 5,000 feet elevation, Madras Presidency” [= Attraymallay, Travancore Hills, Kerala State, SW India, 1525 m elevation].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.1.13.75 (and possibly additional specimens). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1312 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: Endemic to India fide MURTHY 2010. Reports from Gujarat have been questioned by Patel & Vyas 2019. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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