Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti
Species of snake
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Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti, commonly known as the Chinese bamboo snake[2] and Karl Schmidt's false cobra,[1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. There are three recognized subspecies.[2]
| Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pseudoxenodon |
| Species: | P. karlschmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti Pope, 1928 | |
Etymology
The specific name, karlschmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[3]
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Diet
Reproduction
Subspecies
The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
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