Lycodon sidiki WOSTL, HAMIDY, KURNIAWAN & SMITH, 2017
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Lycodon sidiki
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Lycodon sidiki WOSTL, HAMIDY, KURNIAWAN & SMITH 2017 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Sumatra: Aceh) Type locality: between Takengon and Isaq, Aceh Province, Sumatra 04.50611 °N, 96.86061 °E, 1614 m asl |
| Reproduction | oviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: MZB Ophi.5980. An adult male; collected at 22:58 on 05 August 2015 by Elijah Wostl, Ilham Fonna and Muhammad Iksan as it was crossing a small rocky creek through a wooded region. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species of Lycodon is recognized by the presence of keeled scales, an elongate loreal scale that reaches the orbit, the absence of a preocular scale, an undivided anal scale, and a banded venter. |
| Comment | Apparently known only from one adult male, the holotype (Wostl et al. 2017 are not explicit about this but list only one specimen). |
| Etymology | This species is named in honor of Irvan Sidik, Indonesian herpetologist, a colleague, and friend, for his numerous contributions to the herpetology of the Sunda Shelf, and his promotion of scientific collections and the study of snakes. |
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